Expected Publication Date: Feb 23, 2026

"The Shadow Gentleman"

by Robin Alden Howard

Some wars don’t stay buried.
A military espionage thriller.
# Action
# Thriller
# Espionage
# Military
# Suspense
Request on StoryOrigin

Available in EPUB, MOBI, and PDF formats. Read on your Kindle, phone, tablet, computer and more

You don’t sign up for this life because it’s tidy. You sign up when the wreckage demands removal. After Harrison’s death, Eli Mercer stumbles into a closet full of skeletons. Black drives, burn marks, and routes used by an old enemy, the Syndicate. Instead of cashing out, Eli does the one thing he swore he’d stop doing: he builds a team of misfits who can’t sleep until somebody pays. There’s Beckett the explosives artist, Marcus who takes the long shot and never blinks, Nathan who can make servers surrender secrets, and Ava, the one who can outshoot anyone and outstare Eli’s ghosts. They take jobs that don’t make headlines—until the ledger drags them into a loud, ugly fight. Every decision costs something. Every secret has teeth. And when General Vance offers a wing of the law as cover, Eli must choose between neat victory and messy justice. If you like your thrills tight, your friendships ragged, and your explosions personal, this one’s for you. Warning: Violence, betrayal, and one tough dog who refuses to die.