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The Watchers: Escalation
Paperback
Series: Watchers, Book 2
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 26 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The story begins in a high-stakes penthouse where a blackmail scheme goes horribly wrong. Jim Bellamy, the erratic and drug-addicted son of a deceased mob boss, accidentally shoots and kills Julie, a honey-pot operative working for a team of vigilante investigators. Desperate to cover his tracks, Jim hires a professional fixer known as The Courier (Bob) to dispose of the evidence. The Courier meticulously destroys the body and Julie's car in an industrial shredder, but a single overlooked item-a locket-survives the machinery, becoming the catalyst that unravels the entire cover-up.
As Julie's partners, Brett and Lucy, realize she is missing, they launch a frantic investigation that puts them on a collision course with Jim and the rival crime lord, Vincent Vascilli. The search for the truth triggers a violent gang war, forcing the Courier to choose between his professional contract and his moral code. Ultimately, the Courier switches sides to help Brett, leading to a massive, blood-soaked shootout at a remote farm. The story concludes with Brett exacting brutal revenge on Jim before escaping into the night with the critically wounded Courier, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
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