Gridlock Protocol

The world is moving at a price too good to be true. And the cost is about to be lethal.

Levi Jones-the "Tactical Shepherd"-thought he had earned a season of peace by the banks of the St. Joseph River. But when a charismatic Brazilian mogul unveils the Bracarro Liberty, a $5,000 car with a lifetime warranty, the global economy shifts overnight. It's a miracle of transit. It's the democratization of the road.

It's a trap.

As a forensic accountant uncovers a trail of "data harvesting" that leads to a global conspiracy, Levi notices a darker pattern. Every Bracarro must return to a service center for "calibration" to keep its warranty. Those who don't are tracked. Those who do are armed.

Hidden within the sleek, hydrogen-hybrid frames of ten million vehicles is a payload of C4, waiting for a single sub-bass frequency to turn the world's highways into a permanent graveyard of twisted steel.

From the high-octane streets of Rio de Janeiro to a fortified server farm deep in the Amazon rainforest, Levi must navigate a landscape of philosopher-villains, elite mercenaries, and his own crisis of faith. Armed with his .357 Magnum, his Hofner bass, and a pocket full of hand-carved wooden crosses, the "Iron Shepherd" has 48 hours to break the Gridlock Protocol before the world grinds to a final, fiery halt.

Faith. Firepower. Intelligence. The lights are green, but the end is near.