Stalemate

Former CIA operative Daniel Cross walked away from the game five years ago. He buried the past, changed his name, and disappeared into the shadows. But some enemies never stop hunting, and when a coded message from a dead man resurfaces, Cross is forced back into the world of covert espionage-one where the rules have changed, and the truth is just another weapon.

Thrust into a deadly conspiracy that could reshape global power, Cross races across Berlin, Prague, and Dubai, navigating a web of assassins, rogue intelligence agencies, and The Black Rook-an elusive, high-level network that profits from war and destabilization. But nothing is more dangerous than Elena Voss, the woman who once fought at his side, then vanished into the night. Now, she's back-but is she an ally, or the one who set him up?

With every lead pulling him deeper into the game he swore to leave behind, Cross must outmaneuver old ghosts and new enemies before the clock runs out. Because in a world where deception is currency and loyalty is expendable, some battles can't be won-only survived.

And for Daniel Cross, survival may come at a cost he's not willing to pay.