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The Ghost Syndicate
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Ongoing, First published Feb 15, 2025
In the heart of New York, the city's most feared mafia isn't the one you can see-it's the one you can't. The Ghost Syndicate is a criminal empire with no known leader, no traceable members, and no evidence of existence. Yet, every major crime in the city has their signature-a playing card left at the scene, always The Joker.

When detective Dante Raines stumbles upon a cryptic clue in a cold case from 30 years ago, he realizes that the Ghost Syndicate has been operating from the shadows for decades, erasing anyone who comes too close. But the more he digs, the more he realizes something chilling-every investigator who looked into the case disappeared... including his own father.

Now, the Syndicate has marked him. Every time he wakes up, he finds a Joker card on his nightstand. His closest allies turn against him. His identity is erased. His bank accounts, gone. He becomes a ghost before he even dies.

With no one left to trust, Dante has only one option-to join the Syndicate himself and destroy it from within. But the deeper he goes, the more he questions:

•What if the Ghost Syndicate is more than just a mafia?

•What if they are rewriting history itself?

•And what if... he was never meant to exist in the first place?
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