Burning Ground: The Water Conspiracy

By David Hawkins

A wildfire exposes deadly corruption in this gripping legal thriller.

Attorney Jake Sullivan thought a water bill for his father's burned house was a bureaucratic mistake. He was dead wrong. What started as a simple inquiry into wildfire cleanup becomes a nightmare when Jake discovers the fire wasn't just a natural disaster-it was profitable.

Beneath the ashes lies a conspiracy that reaches California's highest offices.

Powerful developers, corrupt officials, and insurance executives have been orchestrating "natural" disasters for billions in profit. Properties burn. Residents flee. Land gets rezoned. Fortunes are made while families lose everything.

Now Jake has evidence that could bring down the entire network. But in a state where water rights kill and environmental lawyers disappear, asking the wrong questions can be lethal. With his law practice under attack, his family threatened, and allies vanishing one by one, Jake must decide: stay silent and survive, or expose the truth and risk everything.

Some fires start naturally. Others are lit by greed.

Burning Ground delivers heart-pounding legal drama perfect for fans of John Grisham and Michael Crichton-where environmental destruction meets corporate conspiracy, and one man's fight for justice ignites a war against the powerful.

When corruption burns this deep, the only way out is through the flames.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FSCY534F
• ISBN13: 9798266770539
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"