A high-stakes techno-thriller that exposes the dark heart of digital finance

When former FBI investigator Alex Rivera is offered $10 million to recover half a billion dollars in stolen Bitcoin, she thinks she's found the case of a lifetime. But what begins as a sophisticated cryptocurrency heist investigation explodes into something far more sinister—the exposure of systematic theft from international aid programs that has quietly killed millions of the world's poorest people.

Racing through the shadowy world of quantum-encrypted criminal networks, Alex discovers that her target isn't just a thief, but the architect of the largest financial conspiracy in human history. Tech billionaire Marcus Stone has built an empire by stealing from aid programs while government officials worldwide profit from the deaths of those they claim to help.

But Alex isn't alone in her fight. A mysterious organization called "The Collective"—led by someone she thought was dead—has been waging digital war against systematic financial crimes using quantum computers and blockchain forensics that rival government capabilities. When legal systems fail to protect the vulnerable, The Collective operates outside the law to achieve justice that traditional institutions won't pursue.