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Debut Author James LaDere Releases Shadow Government
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— Jul 20, 2026
Veteran author James LaDere uses his military background to fuel Shadow Government: Alex Mercer Book One, a thriller about a shadow power within the highest levels of the U.S. government planning domestic terror to destabilize the administration, with tightly researched institutional realism that makes the scenario feel plausible. Across multiple outlets, the novel is presented as a cautionary, insider-inspired warning about how systemic power can be subverted, using fiction to illuminate real-world dynamics.
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