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COLE HARDIN · BOOK 1

The Hole in the Ocean

SOME SECRETS ARE BURIED FOR A REASON. OTHERS WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE FOUND.

In a dim stairwell in Trieste, CIA officer Cole Hardin finds a murdered information broker and a single detail that does not fit: a number tied to a classified program.

Three days later, a U.S. Navy vessel vanishes in the Gulf of Oman. The Navy declares it overdue and presumed lost. Families are notified. The official story moves quickly, and questions are discouraged.

But the evidence Hardin uncovers tells a different story. A trail leads from shipyards and defense contractors to a network capable of turning a single disappearance into a geopolitical crisis.

Running on limited time and tighter access, Hardin must decide how far he can go to uncover the truth before it destroys the very people he's trying to protect.

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