Owed in Silence
He spent his life honoring contracts. The one he refuses could cost him everything.
For decades, Cormac Tarrant has survived as a professional killer in a world governed by contracts, reputation, and a hidden institution known as Vellum. At fifty-five, his body carries the damage of a violent career, but his judgment remains sharp. He knows the rules. More importantly, he knows when a line cannot be crossed.
Then Stefan Ormond, the powerful broker who helped build his career, asks Cormac to murder Laurel Harcourt-a former authenticator who once saved his life.
Cormac refuses.
Stefan makes that refusal personal.
An attack on Cormac's sister's restaurant leaves a man dead. A multimillion-dollar contract is placed on Cormac himself. And the professional protections he once trusted begin to disappear.
Meanwhile, Laurel possesses evidence that authenticated contracts have been falsified, allowing innocent people to die under the appearance of legitimate authority.
With assassins closing in and former allies forced to choose sides, Cormac follows a trail of buried records from New Haven to Montreal and London. To expose the truth, he must confront the man who taught him the rules-and discover how thoroughly those rules have been corrupted.
Owed in Silence is a hard-edged thriller about loyalty, betrayal, accountability, and the terrible price of keeping a promise when everyone around you has a price.
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