A Deadly Data Breach. A Triple Homicide. One File Worth Killing For. From the award-winning Mike Stoneman Thriller series comes Book #7 - a gripping crime thriller set in the heart of a frozen New York City. When electronics store owner Lou Palazzo is gunned down at a snowy Manhattan intersection, NYPD homicide detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason Dickson catch a case that's anything but ordinary. Back at Lou's shop, two Chinese nationals linked to a powerful Shanghai cybercrime ring are dead. The only clue? A missing laptop computer, possibly containing something Lou was willing to die to protect. Meanwhile, NYU student Ryan Gelb is panicking. His hacked laptop held the stolen university data - data he quietly gave to his Uncle Lou. Now Lou is dead, and whoever killed him is coming for the file. . . and for Ryan. Caught between international cybercriminals, New York mobsters, and the police, Ryan is desperate to recover the file and avoid being expelled - or worse, executed. As Mike and Jason untangle a web of secrets, lies, and digital deception, they're met with stonewalling from all sides: NYU won't talk, witnesses are hiding the truth, and even their closest allies are keeping dangerous secrets. With the body count rising and a deadly showdown looming, the race is on to solve the mystery, recover the missing file, and avoid turning Lower Manhattan into a bloodbath. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, John Sandford, and David Baldacci, this high-stakes police procedural mixes hard-boiled action, cybercrime intrigue, and unforgettable characters in a page-turning thriller you won't be able to put down.

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