Branded (Paperback)

Paperback. When college professor Jackson Pierce and his students uncover a hidden pattern linking global events to corporate profit, what begins as an academic project becomes a deadly revelation. Jackson and his wife, a Shakespeare scholar, realize all too late that the pattern they've uncovered-code-named Branded-connects powerful corporations, media outlets, and political elites in a conspiracy worth killing for. Pierce's published findings alert the firm responsible for the violent game of product placement. They respond with threats and power against the professor's family, students and journalists, as the company seeks to hide the truth that some of the biggest recent tragedies weren't accidents at all, but perfectly executed campaigns designed to sell, distract, and control. As assassins close in and reputations burn, unlikely allies must decide whether truth itself can survive in a world where stories are weapons, and everyone, everywhere, is already. branded. When Professor Jackson Pierce exposes a pattern hidden beneath the news, his discovery ignites a battle over truth itself-where every story has a price, and everyone is already branded. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…