Blood on the Meridian

In the lawless border territory of the Aurelian Republic, a young political secretary discovers a social casino empire built on corruption and murder. When a governor orders the assassination of witnesses to secure his rise, Ellis Walker must choose between the intoxicating pull of power and the raw, untamed justice of the frontier. A tense psychological thriller in the vein of K.L. Slater, where secrets cut deeper than the desert dust.