The Directorate Files "The Prague Directive": (Series 2, Book 1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798253426173)

The Prague Directive
The Cold War didn't end. It just went underground.
Prague, 1990. The Velvet Revolution has swept away the old regime, but in the shadows of a newly "free" Europe, something far more dangerous is taking shape. Intelligence networks once divided by ideology are merging into something ruthless, borderless, and hungry for power. They call it the Directorate-and it is rewriting the rules of the world order in real time.
When a brutal alleyway murder surfaces with a single, impossible clue-her dead brother's watch-former Metropolitan Police DCI Evelyn Holloway is dragged out of forced retirement and into a city where nothing is what it seems. What begins as a personal search for answers quickly becomes a descent into a covert war no one admits exists.
Evelyn soon discovers that her brother, long believed dead in a failed operation, may have been something else entirely-asset, defector, or architect of a clandestine network that now threatens to reshape global power. Every lead points deeper into a web of ex-Stasi operatives, rogue intelligence officers, black-market arms dealers, and Western insiders who have traded allegiance for influence and profit.
In the crumbling streets of Prague-where files are sold out of car trunks, loyalties shift by the hour, and yesterday's enemies drink at the same table-Evelyn becomes both hunter and prey. The Directorate is watching her, guiding her, using her. And the more she uncovers, the clearer it becomes: she was never meant to find the truth-only to flush it out.
But Evelyn Holloway is no pawn.
Armed with instinct, grit, and a refusal to walk away, she begins to turn the game on its head. What starts in Prague will not stay in Prague. The trail leads south-to Marrakesh, to money, to power, and to a final confrontation with the man at the center of it all.
Her brother.
Alive... or something far worse.
The Prague Directive is a relentless, high-stakes espionage thriller that pulls back the curtain on a world where intelligence agencies never truly die-they evolve. Where alliances are temporary, truth is weaponized, and the past is never buried-only repurposed. In a landscape shaped by betrayal, survival demands one thing above all:
Choose a side. Or be erased.

Author Bio - Wayne J. Gombar
Wayne J. Gombar is a doctoral candidate in criminal justice and a senior professional in critical infrastructure and federal contracting. His career has been centered on supporting government operations, security systems, and complex project environments, giving him a practical understanding of how institutions function under pressure and how decisions are made in high-stakes settings.
His academic research focuses on algorithmic amplification and its role in shaping behavior and environments, particularly within the context of criminology and modern digital systems. This emphasis on unseen influence and systemic forces carries into his writing, where power is often exercised indirectly through networks, structures, and human vulnerability.
Drawing on both professional experience and historical research, Gombar writes grounded, fast-paced fiction that explores the gray space between intelligence work, geopolitics, and personal consequence. His work reflects a deep interest in the continuity of power-from Cold War espionage to modern transnational networks-where alliances shift, and nothing is ever as finished as it seems.
The Prague Directive launches The Directorate Files, a series examining the evolution of covert operations in a world where former enemies now operate side by side in pursuit of influence and control.....

Author: Wayne J. Gombar
ISBN-13: 9798253426173
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2026
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d