The Obisidian Files 1

<p><strong>A whistleblower's suspicious death. A reclusive hacker's dangerous past. And a secret project that could burn the world down.</strong></p><p>Investigative journalist Amelia Hayes is chasing the ghost of a story that has already been buried. Six months ago NSA analyst David Chen-a brilliant mind haunted by what he knew-was officially declared a suicide. But a single anonymous email ignites Amelia's conviction that it was murder giving her a name for the conspiracy that cost Chen his life: <strong>Project Obsidian.</strong></p><p>To unravel a secret so deeply encrypted Amelia must turn to the one person she swore she'd never contact again: Daniel a reclusive hacker living off the grid. A man whose friendship with David Chen is as deep as his history with Amelia is painful. Bound by a shared need for justice and a past of betrayal and regret they form a fragile alliance to hunt for the truth.</p><p>Their investigation leads them from the darkest corners of the web to a fortified data fortress where they unearth a hidden server-the heart of the conspiracy. But just as they grasp the data that could expose everything they are ambushed. The operative leading the attack is no stranger; he's a man from Amelia's past a former flame she thought she knew.</p><p>In a brutal confrontation the truth is ripped from their hands leaving them with nothing but bruises burns and the horrifying knowledge of what they've lost. The first explosive installment in <strong>The Obsidian Files series</strong> <em>The Hacker and the Journalist</em> is a high-stakes thriller about two people fighting for a truth that's determined to stay buried where the only thing more dangerous than the conspiracy is the trust they're forced to place in each other.</p>