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Binding Coil: Book Two in the Helix Project
Not yet published
Expected 17 Mar 26What happens when you're in the right place, with the wrong past...
Los Angeles, 2001- Mike Green thought he’d left covert politics behind and built a new life. But when Mike's new life collides with a mission under Tony McCollister's command, the threads that once only connected them now inextricably bind them together. Between the black ops orchestrated in Washington and the gang war raging on the gritty streets of Los Angeles, the real battle is protecting life from a system designed to erase it.
This contemporary action thriller blends police procedural and covert military operations into a global adventure that questions what redemption looks like when lies cascade into human damage.
And there are no clean exits—just consequences.
BINDING COIL, the second book of The Helix Project thriller series, promises another raw journey through the fallout of being caught in President Stockton's wake -- where bad decisions are made for the right reasons and every one leaves a scar. It delivers the grit of a detective novel with the intrigue of a spy thriller. Perfect for those craving more action-packed criminal network mystery with layers of psychological suspense.
A must-read crime novel blending psychological character drama with political thriller fiction.For fans of spy thrillers, espionage novels, and detective stories with twists.Explore themes of loyalty, identity, and the ultimate cost of power
Los Angeles, 2001- Mike Green thought he’d left covert politics behind and built a new life. But when Mike's new life collides with a mission under Tony McCollister's command, the threads that once only connected them now inextricably bind them together. Between the black ops orchestrated in Washington and the gang war raging on the gritty streets of Los Angeles, the real battle is protecting life from a system designed to erase it.
This contemporary action thriller blends police procedural and covert military operations into a global adventure that questions what redemption looks like when lies cascade into human damage.
And there are no clean exits—just consequences.
BINDING COIL, the second book of The Helix Project thriller series, promises another raw journey through the fallout of being caught in President Stockton's wake -- where bad decisions are made for the right reasons and every one leaves a scar. It delivers the grit of a detective novel with the intrigue of a spy thriller. Perfect for those craving more action-packed criminal network mystery with layers of psychological suspense.
A must-read crime novel blending psychological character drama with political thriller fiction.For fans of spy thrillers, espionage novels, and detective stories with twists.Explore themes of loyalty, identity, and the ultimate cost of power
397 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 17, 2026
About the author
J.L. Calder
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I can remember picking up a pen for the first time as the Berlin Wall fell, aware then that the event would define a generation. Raw, human and layered with mysterious intrigue - that's where I wanted to play.
A degree in English Literature from UCLA followed, with a concentration in military and espionage fiction shaped by the tendency to pick electives featuring guest professors like David Mamet, and a graduation thesis titled "James Bond's role in shaping the Lexicon of Espionage".
With three decades in film production as a "day job" I take a cinematic eye to the page — along with a healthy disregard for taking creative notes.
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