Sacred Ground
A Nathan Calloway Vigilante NovelWhen toxic waste poisons sacred waters, one man stands between a community and corporate greed.Six months after exposing the Meridian conspiracy, former Air Force Pararescueman Nathan Calloway has settled into a quiet life in Albuquerque. Security consulting pays the bills. Weekend custody with his teenage daughter Mia keeps him grounded. The nightmares from Afghanistan are finally fading.
Then Carlos Sandoval walks into his life.
The Sandia Pueblo maintenance worker has watched his community fall ill as their sacred springs turn toxic. Children develop mysterious rashes. Elders struggle to breathe. Ancient medicinal plants wither and die. The EPA won't investigate. Tribal police lack jurisdiction. State authorities shuffle paperwork while people suffer.
Carlos has documented everything: midnight chemical dumps, falsified permits, bribes to inspectors. He knows exactly who's poisoning his people's land. He just can't prove it through official channels.
Frank Kellerman's construction empire is drowning in debt. Proper waste disposal would bankrupt him. But the desert is vast, tribal lands are isolated, and jurisdictional confusion provides perfect cover. What's a little toxic dumping compared to financial ruin?
As Nate investigates, he uncovers a calculated environmental crime that weaponizes bureaucracy against those it should protect. Every delay means more contamination. Every legal roadblock means more sick children. And when Kellerman's men come after Carlos's family, Nate realizes some problems require solutions beyond the law.
With his growing network of veterans watching his back, Nate must navigate tribal sovereignty, corporate intimidation, and his daughter's increasing awareness of his dangerous double life. Because in the high desert of New Mexico, water is life. And some things are worth fighting for.
From the author of Broken Faith and These Things We Do comes a gripping thriller about environmental justice, military brotherhood, and the price of doing what's right when the system fails those who need it most.
Authentic military action meets environmental thriller in this powerful story of contemporary vigilante justice.
Sacred Ground - Book 2 in the Nathan Calloway Thriller Series
Genre: Thriller
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