{"product_id":"the-shadow-files-series-brighton-burns-series-1-book-3-9798263557324","title":"The Shadow Files Series: Brighton Burns: (Series 1, Book 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wayne J. Gombar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Espionage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Remember, remember...\" but this time the fire was meant to never go out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1982. The Brighton bombing has torn through the heart of Britain, leaving the nation shaken and its government fractured. Into the smoke steps \u003cb\u003eDCI Evelyn Holloway\u003c\/b\u003e, still carrying the scars of Ashford and Blackfriars, now confronting her most dangerous adversary yet: Reginald Lang, a Cabinet insider who believes fear itself can be weaponised.\u003cbr\u003eAs Holloway follows a trail of crates, coded ledgers, and false flags, the truth becomes darker than conspiracy - a plan named \u003cb\u003eOperation Gunpowder\u003c\/b\u003e, poised to re-ignite terror under Westminster on Guy Fawkes Night. From the quarries of Sussex to secret archives hidden beneath Whitehall, Holloway battles the invisible war where allies vanish, enemies smile, and the lines between patriot and traitor collapse.\u003cbr\u003eBut even when Lang falls, the shadows do not. For in the wreckage of \u003ci\u003eAsh House\u003c\/i\u003e she finds an older secret: a blurred photograph, stamped \u003ci\u003eIsle of Skye, 1960\u003c\/i\u003e. A face she thought lost stares back from the mist - her missing brother's. And with it, a whisper of new danger, where folklore and Cold War intrigue entwine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIGHTON BURNS\u003c\/b\u003e is the third explosive novel in \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Files\u003c\/i\u003e series, a masterful blend of espionage, history, and relentless suspense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne J. Gombar\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist whose work fuses the rigour of history with the pulse of espionage. With a B.S. in Homeland Security, a Master's in Emergency Management, and ongoing doctoral research in Criminal Justice, he brings academic depth to stories of conspiracy, secrecy, and Cold War shadows. His professional experience spans overseas construction and security projects across the Middle East, grounding his fiction in the realities of risk, resilience, and hidden conflict.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eShadow Files\u003c\/i\u003e series - beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Body Beneath Blackfriars\u003c\/i\u003e, continuing in \u003ci\u003eThe Ashford Cipher\u003c\/i\u003e, and now with \u003ci\u003eBrighton Burns\u003c\/i\u003e - reflects his enduring fascination with the unseen struggles that shape nations. When not writing, he researches the intersections of intelligence, history, and public policy, always asking how much truth can be hidden before it becomes myth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46863023210647,"sku":"9798263557324","price":1654.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798263557324.webp?v=1769968546","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-shadow-files-series-brighton-burns-series-1-book-3-9798263557324","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}