Undercurrent

Thomas Vein

ISBN 13: 9798233931796

Published by Firebird Publishers, 2026

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A man of iron. A city of secrets. A conspiracy that cannot be erased.Julian Blake is a man defined by physical reality. A former detective who has seen the worst of the Seattle streets, he lives in a world of hard facts, heavy cargo, and the grinding machinery of the waterfront. He doesn't believe in coincidences; he believes in friction, impact, and the weight of a lead pipe.When a simple filing clerk is murdered for a handful of papers, Julian is pulled into a slipstream of corporate shadows. The trail leads to Apex Biotics, a global powerhouse obsessed with the ultimate human project: 'Deep Water'-a clinical process designed to strip the mind of trauma, leaving behind a 'blank slate' ready for use.With five broken ribs, a dying truck, and a haunted whistleblower's final secret, Julian must navigate a landscape of ghost ships, mountain fortresses, and the lethal calculations of Linus Oakes-a fixer who treats human lives like line items to be deleted.Joined by a clerk who has seen too much and a soldier who has forgotten his own name, Julian has one chance to stop the tide. But as the current pulls him into the freezing depths of the Pacific, he realizes that the truth isn't just data on a server-it's a physical force that will either set him free or crush the marrow from his bones.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Undercurrent
• Publisher: Firebird Publishers
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798233931796
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 9D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 211 grams

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Synopsis

A man of iron. A city of secrets. A conspiracy that cannot be erased.

Julian Blake is a man defined by physical reality. A former detective who has seen the worst of the Seattle streets, he lives in a world of hard facts, heavy cargo, and the grinding machinery of the waterfront. He doesn't believe in coincidences; he believes in friction, impact, and the weight of a lead pipe.

When a simple filing clerk is murdered for a handful of papers, Julian is pulled into a slipstream of corporate shadows. The trail leads to Apex Biotics, a global powerhouse obsessed with the ultimate human project: "Deep Water"-a clinical process designed to strip the mind of trauma, leaving behind a "blank slate" ready for use.

With five broken ribs, a dying truck, and a haunted whistleblower's final secret, Julian must navigate a landscape of ghost ships, mountain fortresses, and the lethal calculations of Linus Oakes-a fixer who treats human lives like line items to be deleted.

Joined by a clerk who has seen too much and a soldier who has forgotten his own name, Julian has one chance to stop the tide. But as the current pulls him into the freezing depths of the Pacific, he realizes that the truth isn't just data on a server-it's a physical force that will either set him free or crush the marrow from his bones.