The Thirteenth Hour

They swore an oath to defend the Constitution. Now they're destroying it from within.Blake Barrett has faced terrorists, assassins, and foreign enemies—but nothing prepared him for the Echo Syndicate has infiltrated the very heart of American democracy.

When a routine surveillance mission reveals a secret cabal of legislators systematically dismantling constitutional protections, Barrett and his Mercury team discover that democracy's greatest threat isn't foreign invasion—it's domestic betrayal. As Congress prepares to vote on sweeping surveillance powers that would grant the syndicate unprecedented control over American citizens, Barrett realizes he's running out of time to stop a bloodless coup decades in the making.

Operating in the shadow of the Capitol dome, Barrett must navigate the deadly politics of Washington while hunting conspirators who hide behind congressional immunity. But when Bradley Nichols resurfaces with crucial intelligence, Barrett faces a chilling is Nichols the key to exposing the conspiracy, or has he been working for Echo all along?

With America's constitutional freedoms hanging by a thread and enemies embedded in the highest levels of government, Barrett discovers that some battles can't be won with bullets—they require exposing the truth before it's buried forever.

In the halls of power, patriots and traitors wear the same face.