THE ROMAN DIRECTIVE

A stolen Vatican secret. A resurrected Cold War weapon. A race across Europe that will decide the fate of millions.

When a Vatican cardinal is assassinated and a classified Cold War contingency-The Roman Directive-vanishes from the Holy See's deepest vault, elite covert operative Eli Norm becomes the prime suspect. The real culprit, the elusive assassin Elena Rostova, leaves him a taunting invitation that pulls him back into the shadows he thought he'd escaped.

To clear his name and stop a catastrophic activation of the Directive's sleeper network, Eli teams up with Isabella Rossi, a commander of Italy's ROS whose family has already paid the ultimate price. Their pursuit drags them through Rome's hidden catacombs, across hostile borders, and into the crosshairs of the Order of the Seraphim-a secretive organization convinced that only destruction can purify the world.

But Rostova isn't serving them. She's outmaneuvering them.

And someone even more dangerous is waiting to claim the Directive's final piece.

As betrayals surface and the countdown accelerates, Eli must confront a truth he never expected: Rostova's endgame is bigger than revenge, bigger than the Directive, and it's already in motion.