Collapse of Power (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798233037405)

He's broken. He's furious. His Porsche sunglasses cost more than your annual rent.

Betrayal has left Desmond Blackstone Dirk on the edge of collapse. Two allies are dead. The woman he cares for is gone. And for the first time, the world's most stylish spy-preneur is out of action - recounting the story of how everything unraveled to someone who may or may not be on his side.

The criminal underworld is on the verge of collapse - or consolidation. Every syndicate holds a Key - the blockchain vault of their empire - but two of them, Zmeya and Devorare, now hold extras. That imbalance has ignited a ruthless scramble for power. If the rest of the syndicates can't catch up, the criminal order will collapse into chaos... or worse, unite into something unstoppable.

To stop him, Desmond must assemble an unlikely team: a sharp con-woman gone straight, and her surfer, semi-reformed thief husband with a knack for inconvenient heroics. Together, they'll have to infiltrate impregnable compounds, survive high-speed chases, and outwit the plans of the mysterious Arbiter himself.

From Miami's neon skyline to the minefields of Key Largo, Desmond must claw his way back into the fight and face his greatest challenge yet: destroying the Keys before the underworld consolidates into an empire too powerful to topple.

The mission? Save Monica. Stop the consolidation of power. Wrap up the job before his champagne-infused cryotherapy session.

Who is Desmond Dirk?

The better question is - who's still crazy enough to stand against him?