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Crypto
Jay Hawks is a female FBI agent who stops at nothing to uncover the mysterious creator of a new cryptocurrency.
Alan Keys is a coder with a terminal illness who is determined to take the secret to a cryogenic grave.
And Cassandra Maxwell is a financial fixer who will do whatever it takes to protect the wealthy.
People will kill to keep secrets, so who will survive?
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco financial corruption, it's up to one woman to bring justice. As a lesbian of Native American heritage, Jay ticks all the prejudiced boxes of those with money and power. But driven by personal loss, Jay is ready to take down everyone she has to, even if it means losing her job and her gun.
Alan Keys is a coder with a terminal illness who is determined to take the secret to a cryogenic grave.
And Cassandra Maxwell is a financial fixer who will do whatever it takes to protect the wealthy.
People will kill to keep secrets, so who will survive?
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco financial corruption, it's up to one woman to bring justice. As a lesbian of Native American heritage, Jay ticks all the prejudiced boxes of those with money and power. But driven by personal loss, Jay is ready to take down everyone she has to, even if it means losing her job and her gun.
174 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 10, 2025
About the author
Cal Smyth
9 books8 followersCal has lived in Serbia, Japan, Mexico, Italy and the UK. He has met wanted criminals, dealt with visa scams and escaped NATO bombing. The Balkan Route & The Woman with a Bullet in Her Leg are part of his Balkan Noir series, published by Fahrenheit Press.
In 2015, he was awarded a Literature Wales Writers’ Research Bursary for The Balkan Route. Cal interviewed a police inspector in Belgrade and was assisted by a linguist with a bullet in her leg who provided insights into the Serbian underworld. He turned her story into a real-life thriller.
Cal has an MA in Screenwriting, teaches Creative Writing and Writing Media. In 2019, he was awarded a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship as an author to help university students with their writing skills.
In 2015, he was awarded a Literature Wales Writers’ Research Bursary for The Balkan Route. Cal interviewed a police inspector in Belgrade and was assisted by a linguist with a bullet in her leg who provided insights into the Serbian underworld. He turned her story into a real-life thriller.
Cal has an MA in Screenwriting, teaches Creative Writing and Writing Media. In 2019, he was awarded a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship as an author to help university students with their writing skills.
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