MERCHANTS OF WAR

A Novel of War, Profit, and the Politics of Perpetual Conflict
By Ajona Penhart

In the Republic of Kush, children play with bullet casings while men in suits broker arms deals worth millions. Foreign diplomats toast to peace while secretly funding both sides of a brutal civil war. Aid convoys pass starving refugees, blind to the games of empire unfolding behind boardroom doors and weapons manifests.

At the center of this devastating and meticulously orchestrated conflict is Amira Hassan, a fearless investigative journalist who stumbles upon a global conspiracy that makes peace impossible—and war highly profitable. Her discovery of a shadowy corporation shipping weapons disguised as farming tools pulls her into a deadly web involving mercenaries, diplomats, warlords, and multibillion-dollar contracts.

From British arms dealers and Chinese infrastructure tycoons to Russian strategists and compromised NGOs, Merchants of War pulls back the curtain on the real engines of modern conflict—greed, power, and the illusion of humanitarian concern.

But as Amira races against time to expose the truth, she must decide: how far will she go when the price of truth is her life?

A searing geopolitical thriller, Merchants of War is a bold and unflinching exploration of how global interests perpetuate endless conflict. Gripping, intelligent, and disturbingly relevant, this novel will haunt you long after the last page.