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Grave Cargo: a fast-paced crime action thriller
Aiden McCrae was the Commission's most feared enforcer—
until the day he refused to kill an innocent man.
That single act of mercy destroyed his life.
Framed by the Commission, McCrae is left to rot in a concrete box, serving life for murders he didn’t commit until a dying judge offers him an opportunity to strike back.
His use a covert release to find evidence tying the Commission to eight bodies found dissolving in a toxic spill outside Chicago. But when his investigation uncovers a Rust Belt conspiracy preying on a vulnerable migrant community, McCrae faces a brutal
Play by the rules of a corrupt system designed to protect the guilty…
or unleash the weapon his enemies created to deliver the justice no court can.
If you crave the relentless suspense of Orphan X, the gritty underworld of Parker, and the bone-breaking justice of Jack Reacher, GRAVE CARGO is the explosive first book in a new crime series that will grab you by the throat and refuse to let go.
Join McCrae on his dangerous quest for revenge.
Download GRAVE CARGO today.
until the day he refused to kill an innocent man.
That single act of mercy destroyed his life.
Framed by the Commission, McCrae is left to rot in a concrete box, serving life for murders he didn’t commit until a dying judge offers him an opportunity to strike back.
His use a covert release to find evidence tying the Commission to eight bodies found dissolving in a toxic spill outside Chicago. But when his investigation uncovers a Rust Belt conspiracy preying on a vulnerable migrant community, McCrae faces a brutal
Play by the rules of a corrupt system designed to protect the guilty…
or unleash the weapon his enemies created to deliver the justice no court can.
If you crave the relentless suspense of Orphan X, the gritty underworld of Parker, and the bone-breaking justice of Jack Reacher, GRAVE CARGO is the explosive first book in a new crime series that will grab you by the throat and refuse to let go.
Join McCrae on his dangerous quest for revenge.
Download GRAVE CARGO today.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 27, 2025
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December 30, 2025
Grave Cargo by E.S. Hobbs, featuring mob enforcer Aiden McRae, is the apparent first novel in an ongoing series featuring this character, and up front, this book is an enjoyable, modern-day pulp banger.
McRae is an enforcer for a wide-ranging criminal syndicate known as The Commission. Among a few of those within The Commission, some have become concerned with McRae's reluctance to follow their orders without question or comment, with his refusal to assassinate an innocent man becoming the final straw. McRae is then framed and sentenced to prison for crimes he didn't commit.
Years later, through a strange circumstance initiated by a hauling truck wrecking and spilling hazardous waste and even more alarming contents, because it is believed The Commission is involved, McRae is provided the opportunity to gather intelligence through secret limited prison furloughs.
As McRae starts his inquiries, he soon encounters many people as dangerous as he, leading to a full-throttle run until the end of the novel.
Hobbs uses occurrences in modern-day society to build the story, which includes a sort of winding side plot to the novel that adds to the suspense and tension. Hobbs also writes in a fluid and engaging manner, never allowing the story to lull or become boring.
While this is a first installment, Hobbs does complete this tale as if just one ended battle, but with the war still raging on.
Grave Cargo is perfect for a cold winter day and his highly recommended to fans of crime fiction similar to Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series or Lee Child's Reacher series.
McRae is an enforcer for a wide-ranging criminal syndicate known as The Commission. Among a few of those within The Commission, some have become concerned with McRae's reluctance to follow their orders without question or comment, with his refusal to assassinate an innocent man becoming the final straw. McRae is then framed and sentenced to prison for crimes he didn't commit.
Years later, through a strange circumstance initiated by a hauling truck wrecking and spilling hazardous waste and even more alarming contents, because it is believed The Commission is involved, McRae is provided the opportunity to gather intelligence through secret limited prison furloughs.
As McRae starts his inquiries, he soon encounters many people as dangerous as he, leading to a full-throttle run until the end of the novel.
Hobbs uses occurrences in modern-day society to build the story, which includes a sort of winding side plot to the novel that adds to the suspense and tension. Hobbs also writes in a fluid and engaging manner, never allowing the story to lull or become boring.
While this is a first installment, Hobbs does complete this tale as if just one ended battle, but with the war still raging on.
Grave Cargo is perfect for a cold winter day and his highly recommended to fans of crime fiction similar to Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series or Lee Child's Reacher series.
February 26, 2026
Pretty good 👍
The character reminded me of Mark Nolan,the Executioner.
Aiden does not have to be in jail though....for all the efforts he is putting in,to defend good ol USA against injustice.
I will read the next one to see the outcome...
All in All,I will still score this an A.
Good work.
The character reminded me of Mark Nolan,the Executioner.
Aiden does not have to be in jail though....for all the efforts he is putting in,to defend good ol USA against injustice.
I will read the next one to see the outcome...
All in All,I will still score this an A.
Good work.
March 19, 2026
good read
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