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Detective Atlas Hawke: 48-Hour Countdown to Death: A Miami Crime Thriller
Paperback
Series: Detective Atlas Hawke Thrillers
Publisher: Ramez Ragy
Published: Sep 6 2025
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
EVERY SECOND COUNTS. EVERY MINUTE MATTERS. 48 HOURS TO SAVE A LIFE.
I work as a private detective in Miami. What I found today was very disturbing.
My name is Atlas Hawke, and I have exactly 48 hours to find Senator Rodriguez's kidnapped daughter before the ransom deadline expires. The kidnappers promised consequences every 12 hours. I knew this wasn't going to end well.
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS AT 6:00 AM WITH A DESPERATE PHONE CALL...
Senator Miguel Rodriguez's daughter Isabella has vanished from her secured bedroom. No signs of forced entry. Security system disabled from the inside. The ransom demand isn't just money-they want the Senator to withdraw from a congressional corruption investigation that could expose a billion-dollar military fraud network.
48:00:00 AND TICKING...
But this isn't a random kidnapping. It's personal. It's family. And it's connected to military secrets that reach into the highest levels of government corruption.
As Atlas races through Miami's neon-lit streets, from the luxury mansions of Coral Gables to the industrial warehouses of the Port district, he discovers that Senator Rodriguez has been hiding devastating family secrets. His estranged brother James-a disgraced Army Captain-has been planning this revenge for three years.
THE CLOCK STRIKES WITH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES
- Hour 12: Isabella under military-style interrogation
- Hour 24: The corruption network's true scope revealed
- Hour 36: James Rodriguez finally shows his face
- Hour 42: The final showdown at a family fishing business
TIME IS RUNNING OUT. FAMILY SECRETS ARE DEADLY. CORRUPTION KILLS.
Atlas must navigate a web of political betrayal, military cover-ups, and family destruction while federal agencies compete for jurisdiction and criminal contractors eliminate witnesses. Every clue leads deeper into a conspiracy involving defense contractor fraud, political bribery, and the deaths of American soldiers.
With Detective Carmen Vega providing federal coordination and his street informant Ghost Thompson gathering underground intelligence, Atlas has less than 48 hours to:
- Expose a billion-dollar corruption network
- Prevent a family from destroying itself
- Save Isabella Rodriguez before time runs out
- Survive military contractors who shoot to kill
FROM THE AUTHOR OF HIGH-STAKES THRILLERS COMES A STORY THAT NEVER STOPS MOVING.
Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Crichton, and David Baldacci, this is a thriller that combines family drama with political corruption, military action with Miami noir, and personal revenge with international conspiracy.
48 hours. 2,880 minutes. 172,800 seconds.
One detective. One family. One chance for justice.
The countdown starts now.
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