A bagman's gambit? Or something more sinister? Those in control realise just how little they have as ruthless plans unfold across multiple continents. Clare, Bigsy and Jake get the call they half expected But a thrill ride they certainly didn't.
Ed Adams writes systems fiction—novels about control, alignment, and the structures that operate just beyond visibility. His work moves through technology, finance, and power, following characters who recognise patterns early, and understand the cost of them later.
Across his books, connections accumulate: names recur, organisations persist, and signals pass between stories in ways that are not always explained, but rarely accidental. Some readers refer to this as the “Adamsverse,” although the term suggests more stability than is present.
Within those systems, individuals still meet moments of calibration, misalignment, or brief alignment that carry their own charge. Not everything that matters is structural.
Each novel stands alone. None are entirely separate.
Readers can begin anywhere. The system does the rest.
Readable but not great. Moves rapidly with not a lot of filler material. Characters are a little cardboardy because there is no time to develop them. Standard type terrorist plot.