{"product_id":"network-of-silence-michael-morton-9798279214051","title":"Network of Silence: A Covert War Without Witnesses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome wars are fought in daylight.\u003cbr\u003eOthers are designed never to be seen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Walker and Bill Carter are not field operators. They are Third Party Contractors-Program Managers working for the Office of Regional Security Assistance (ORSA), a quiet U.S. government agency tasked with training foreign law enforcement, managing resources, and building institutional capacity in the fight against narcotics and transnational crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir tools are budgets, compliance frameworks, and approvals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir authority comes from process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a routine office relocation in Costa Rica exposes troubling connections between a respected property owner and a network of trafficking-linked facilities, Jim and Bill uncover a system that has learned how to hide inside regulations, permits, and political caution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they apply pressure through legitimate bureaucratic channels, something unexpected begins to happen. Traffickers disappear before raids. Safehouses empty themselves. Law enforcement units succeed-but only after someone else has already been there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnknown to ORSA, local governments, or oversight bodies, a covert network of former special operators is already at work. They do not arrest traffickers. They do not gather evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey remove problems permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs investigations widen and institutional attention begins to form, Jim and Bill must navigate a narrowing space between visibility and effectiveness-where exposure is more dangerous than failure, and silence is the last line of defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNETWORK OF SILENCE\u003c\/b\u003e is a grounded, high-stakes thriller about deniability, bureaucratic warfare, and the invisible conflicts shaping the modern counter-trafficking fight-where justice leaves no witnesses, and survival depends on knowing when not to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279214051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Michael Morton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171280658687,"sku":"9798279214051","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/network-of-silence-michael-morton-9798279214051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}