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The Burke Files
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 10 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The violence is not the product. It is the invoice.
In November 1989, as the Berlin Wall crumbles, CIA analyst and former Marine John Burke watches a rogue Soviet submarine slip through the black waters of Europe. But the dying empire's true threat isn't just military hardware-it's the chaotic vacuum left in its wake.
A master of tracking financial footprints, Burke uncovers a terrifying new reality: a sophisticated, shadow coalition of IRA splinters, Italian syndicates, and rogue state actors funding their ideologies through global commerce. Hidden beneath legitimate corporate invoices, they are laundering something far more dangerous than money-they are laundering human identities to manufacture a frictionless network of terror.
But as Burke connects the dots across the globe, the shadow network notices him back.
Suddenly, his fifteen-acre home on the Chesapeake Bay becomes a surveillance zone, and his wife and three children are thrust directly into the line of fire. From intercepted codes on London streets to a tragic countdown on a bustling market day in Northern Ireland, Burke finds himself fighting a relentless Paper War of institutional friction and lethal deception.
When the system fails and the safety nets vanish, Burke faces an agonizing choice. Can an analyst trained to look at the global map survive a highly personal hunt when the enemy is waiting just outside his driveway?
Perfect for fans of realistic, slow-burn espionage, historical geopolitics, and deep-dive procedural thrillers, The Burke File explores the true cost of protection in a world where a family cannot be replaced.
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