Judge's Gambit - a Declassified Shadowboxer File

JUDGE’S GAMBIT

A Brill Wingfield Action Thriller – C. Lowry

Some hits are personal. Others are political. This one is both.

When legendary covert operator Brill Wingfield is tasked with eliminating a corrupt Macau judge, it seems like just another off-the-books mission. Judge Chen Wei-Ming has sold verdicts to the highest bidder for decades, reshaping U.S.–China relations from the shadows. Now he's a liability—one the CIA wants quietly erased.

But in the neon-lit chaos of Macau’s Golden Palace Casino, nothing is ever simple.

Posing as a high-roller and slipping past armed guards and luxury security, Brill infiltrates the Judge’s penthouse lair—a fortress of corruption wrapped in silk, steel, and secrets. The kill is supposed to be clean. A stress-induced cardiac event. No bullets. No mess.

Until Chinese intelligence shows up.

Suddenly, Brill is caught in a deadly three-way standoff between the CIA, China’s Ministry of State Security, and a man who'd rather die than talk. When the Judge takes his own life before secrets can be extracted, Brill is forced to vanish into the crowds of Macau—ghostlike and expendable.

From the casino floor to covert corridors of international power, Judge’s Gambit is a pulse-pounding political thriller that thrusts readers into a world where justice is for sale and death is the final bargaining chip.

Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Vince Flynn, Jack Carr, and Mark Greaney, this explosive thriller combines black ops suspense, international espionage, and gritty tactical action with the sharp wit and emotional depth of a hardened anti-hero.

• Action adventure thriller
• Men’s adventure fiction
• Covert ops thriller
• CIA black ops
• International conspiracy thriller
• Jack Reacher-style
• Mitch Rapp-like operative
• Macau casino thriller
• Political assassination fiction
• Military intelligence suspense
• Foreign espionage thriller
• Lone wolf vigilante
• Government cover-up
• Action hero revenge
• Elite assassin fiction
• Espionage noir
• High-stakes covert mission
• Tactical operations thriller
• Rogue operative series
• Bourne-style international thriller