{"product_id":"shadow-control-xyren-talos-9798258945518","title":"Shadow Control","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShadow Control\u003c\/i\u003e, the second installment of the \u003ci\u003eBlackout Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e series, investigative journalist Evan Hale is no longer chasing the truth from the outside. He is trapped inside the system that produces it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a nationwide blackout investigation has evolved into something far more calculated. Inside a restricted government facility, Evan uncovers the architecture of a parallel command structure operating beneath official authority. It is not a rogue operation. It is a designed system of governance, built to activate under crisis and expand through law, not force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Evan moves deeper into classified layers of financial manipulation, legislative engineering, and controlled civil unrest, he discovers a disturbing pattern. Nothing is random. The blackout was not a failure of infrastructure. It was a test deployment for a permanent administrative framework that is now being legally integrated into the state itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith ally Claire Marsh risking everything to provide him critical internal evidence, Evan obtains proof that the system was constructed years before the crisis began. But exposure comes at a cost. Once flagged as a containment risk, Evan finds himself on a 72-hour clock with no clear exit and no guarantee of survival if he stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in sharp, first-person present tense, \u003ci\u003eShadow Control\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a tense, intelligent political thriller about systemic power, controlled chaos, and the quiet transformation of emergency authority into permanent rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of government conspiracy thrillers, political suspense, and high-stakes investigative fiction, this novel explores a chilling question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the system was never broken, only waiting to be activated?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where truth is processed, filtered, and absorbed into law, Evan Hale must decide whether exposure is still enough or whether survival now depends on escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xyren Talos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258945518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Xyren Talos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50921436020991,"sku":"9798258945518","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_686b548a-1f6e-4a76-b4cb-306c74e63bdf.jpg?v=1793819140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-control-xyren-talos-9798258945518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}