{"product_id":"the-black-directive-blood-ties-jack-sturgis-9798902221654","title":"The Black Directive, Blood Ties","description":"The Black Directive: Blood Ties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAaron Birch thought he had buried his past-until it came back with a hit list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the explosive sequel to The Shadows We Keep, the ancient Order of Vesta is crumbling. Its most powerful members are being executed one by one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA phantom is systematically dismantling the Order from within. A killer who knows its secrets better than anyone leaves a cryptic message for Isabelle: \"We're hunting the same ghosts. But your blood runs deeper than you know.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAaron Birch makes unexpected alliances to save the woman he never stopped loving, but every step drags him deeper into revelations that will rewrite everything he knows about Isabelle-and Edward Thorne, the enigmatic Vesta insider who once offered them sanctuary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is the merciless ghost from Aaron's past-the man he once left for dead? What devastating truth does he hold about Isabelle's bloodline? And when the final Council member falls, whose world will collapse?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVengeance has a face. Family has a price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Sturgis returns with a heart-pounding thriller of vengeance, betrayal, and hidden legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Sturgis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798902221654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Jack Sturgis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217987088639,"sku":"9798902221654","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2aac7e54-f42d-4909-b342-89d6361ba628.jpg?v=1772000698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-black-directive-blood-ties-jack-sturgis-9798902221654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}