Power without mercy meets conscience without escape in this relentless tale of moral siege. A brilliant young executive inherits unimaginable wealth and, with it, a silent war declared by an unseen enemy that strikes at random and without warning. Each refusal to submit invites another tragedy somewhere in the city, and every passing week tightens the grip of dread on streets, homes, and hearts alike.
This is a story about responsibility pushed past endurance. Wealth becomes a burden, influence becomes a target, and private decisions echo across an entire society. As authorities scramble and fortunes are poured into desperate countermeasures, the struggle shifts from business and law to guilt and survival. The question is no longer whether one man can withstand the pressure, but whether any individual should bear such a cost alone.
Jack London brings razor-sharp urgency to a world where ideas about power, class, and justice collide with terrifying consequences. The tension never rests. The threats never sleep. And every moment of delay risks another life caught in the crossfire of forces too vast to name and too ruthless to negotiate.
Born in 1876, Jack London rose from poverty to become one of the most widely read and influential American authors of his time. Known for adventure, social critique, and psychological intensity, he explored the extremes of human endurance and the structures that shape society. In this story, his focus turns to modern power and the unseen systems that can both build civilization and tear it apart.
