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The Shadow Before Midnight
Paperback
Series: The Midnight Guest: One Choice - One Future - One Last Stand
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
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Publisher: Mike V. Piana
Published: Nov 12 2025
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.10 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Shadow Before Midnight: One Mission. One Lie. One Fatal Choice.
In a dystopian world gripped by the Council's iron rule of Order. Progress. Unity, operative Mara Greene enforces control-until doubt creeps in. On a routine mission to capture rogue engineer Jace Calloway, Mara uncovers the regime's dark secrets: erased communities, rewritten histories, and brutal suppressions masked as progress.
Defying orders, Mara lets Jace escape, igniting her rebellion. She allies with him, sabotaging surveillance relays and exposing lies, but trust fractures with new recruit Reyna, whose intel leads to deadly ambushes. As suspicions mount, Mara risks everything to prove betrayal within.
Culminating in a resistance uprising, Mara joins forces with Sarah and Theo to dismantle Project Apex-the Council's ultimate weapon. Explosions shatter strongholds, networks collapse, and freedom dawns amid ruins. Yet shadows linger: remnants of power, unanswered threats, and whispers of The Midnight Guest.
A prequel to The Midnight Guest, this fast-paced thriller explores loyalty tested, trust shattered, and sacrifices made in the spark of revolution. Mike V. Piana delivers suspense, moral dilemmas, and high-stakes action in a fractured society.
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