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The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #4)
Ape House
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Operation Napoleon
Walking Dead
The Sentimentalists
The Heretic Queen
The Midnight House
Cross Fire
Peony in Love
Absurdistan
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Finding Nouf: A Novel
City of Veils: A Novel
First Daughter
A Place of Hiding
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Saturday, October 18, 2025

"The Blockchain Syndicate", by Robbie Bach


This gripping techno/political drama is a follow-up to “The Wilkes Insurrection” featuring Tamika Smith and Jerry Jessup.

The story in a few words:

Senator Tamika Smith received a threatening email exposing her, then, when her boyfriend, Johnny Humbold is kidnapped and his daughter wounded in a school shooting, Tamika couldn’t stay idle. Wondering who wants to take her down and the country she loves she set to navigate the political landscape riddled with betrayal, misinformation, recue Johnny and tracking down those responsible behind all this mayhem before Armageddon strikes and destroys her country…..

My thoughts:

In this story the “Syndicate” is an organisation of American patriots with a vision to disrupt America rather than rally it.

The plot is a compelling mix of real-world action and online activities. The narrative does not disappoint and takes us from trouble to trouble from the school shooting, to the firing nest in an arboretum, into crypto land and the dark web not a dull moment. I stayed engaged from start to finish even when I crossed some political chapters, not deterred with all the slogans and lectures it raised; I still stayed with it too eager to see where all of this would lead. The story goes international to Netherland and Russia hunting for a professional assassin on the loose named Andropov…. Shifting perspectives across continent, the momentum is constantly maintained to keep us on our toes.

What a riveting thriller even if I had guessed the outcome long before it happened, I still think this is an outstanding read.

The author’s inside knowledge of the tech world and in civic policies gives us a chilling thriller with themes right out of current headlines. Afterall Mr. Bach is a former Chief Officer at Microsoft.

Well-said and well-done

Thank you Fauzia Burke from FSBassociates for giving me the opportunity to enjoy this story.

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