{"product_id":"black-meridian-arla-jones-9798235661592","title":"Black Meridian: Otis Thorne Prequel Book 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington, D.C., 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnofficially, Otis Thorne answers now only to the President of the United States.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a Cold War scholar is found dead after uncovering evidence of a forgotten intelligence program, Otis receives a call from the one man he cannot refuse: Callahan. What begins as a murder investigation soon leads to the trail of a classified archive concealed for decades.\u003cbr\u003eThe archive is known as Black Meridian.\u003cbr\u003eIt was never supposed to exist.\u003cbr\u003eHidden for decades, it contains records of covert operations, secret alliances, and contingency plans buried so deeply that even senior officials believed them destroyed. If exposed, the archive could destabilize governments, shatter alliances, and rewrite the history of American intelligence.\u003cbr\u003eBut Otis isn't the only one searching for it.\u003cbr\u003eForeign intelligence services are closing in. Powerful figures inside Washington have their own reasons for keeping the truth buried. And someone is systematically murdering everyone connected to Black Meridian before they can talk.\u003cbr\u003eAs the body count rises, Otis uncovers a terrifying reality.\u003cbr\u003eBlack Meridian was never just an archive.\u003cbr\u003eIt was a safeguard designed for a future crisis-and now that crisis has arrived.\u003cbr\u003eWith rival governments closing in and the truth threatening to ignite an international firestorm, Otis must find Black Meridian before the people hunting it decide the future for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arla Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235661592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arla Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Arla Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174394339583,"sku":"9798235661592","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-meridian-arla-jones-9798235661592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}