Shadows Beneath the Surface

By Jack Dempsey

They told him to press the button. They didn't say what it would cost.

Frank Bargen isn't a hero-just a quiet bureaucrat good at keeping his head down. But when he's sent to The Basement as part of a covert government operation, he finds himself at the heart of a brutal system built on silence and fear. His job is simple: monitor the screens, and if things get out of hand, press the button.

But when "out of hand" becomes a front-row seat to sanctioned cruelty, Frank faces a choice that could destroy what little remains of his family-and his conscience.

As lies mount and the machine grinds on, Frank must decide: stay safe and complicit, or risk everything to expose the truth.

A gripping political thriller with moral weight and haunting relevance, this is a story about what it takes to wake up-and what you risk when you do.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922329819
• ISBN13: 9781922329813
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Alkira Publishing
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"