THE PATH OF THE RONIN is a hard-hitting military thriller about loyalty, betrayal, and what happens when a warrior has no master left to serve.
Chief Petty Officer Steve Hanson comes home to Anchorage after years in Southeast Asia, discharged before he is ready to stop fighting. He is a Navy SEAL without a team, a man trying to find purpose in a world that feels cold and unfamiliar.
When Steve is recruited into Frank Billings' private security firm, he believes he has found a new brotherhood and a clean mission: protect the client, finish the job, go home. But one violent incident pulls him into the city's underworld, and a "simple" escort detail turns into an organized ambush that proves someone is watching, planning, and leaking information from the inside.
As the stakes climb, Steve is forced to confront the truth: the Firm is operating in a much darker arena than he was told, and the people closest to him may be tied to a wider war with global consequences. Far from Alaska, enemies gather and wait and Steve realizes he is being pulled toward a final reckoning where love, duty, and survival collide.
In the end, Steve must choose what kind of warrior he will be. A soldier who follows orders, or a ronin who makes his own code.
Perfect for readers who love:
- Military and special operations thrillers
- Private security and covert missions
- High-stakes betrayal and man-on-the-run tension
- International terrorism plotlines and relentless pacing
My name is Daniel R. Myrick, I was born in rural Alaska, educated in public schools, studied Civil Engineering at the university of Alaska/Fairbanks. I joined the U.S Navy right out of high school and fell in love with the military. Much to my dismay I was injured and was discharged, I returned home. I enrolled in college to study Civil Engineering. That's when the Alaska oil boom started. I quit college and began my life as a construction worker. The skills that I learned in the military and the construction trade took me all over the U.S plying my trade in protecting people that needed it. I've ridden all over the U.S on my Harley, learning about life and what it can bring.Doing Security work, protecting others from harm, is so rewarding, it was my calling in my younger years. I got my life experience from living it. I currently live in Arizona with my lovely wife and our two dogs. This is my first attempt at writing, I hope that you enjoy it.
