Mark Doyle and The Lion and The Locust, (Paperback)

<p><strong>Empires don't fall anymore.</strong><br><strong>They are harvested.</strong></p><p>When a foreign government collapses overnight without a single shot fired, former MI6 operative <strong>Mark Doyle</strong> knows something is wrong.</p><p>Coups don't happen quietly. Power doesn't transfer peacefully.</p><p>Not unless someone has already decided the outcome.</p><p>Drawn back into the shadows, Doyle follows a trail that leads far beyond politics - into a hidden network of financiers, contractors, and unseen "architects" who no longer wage war... but <strong>design it</strong>.</p><p>From the streets of London to the deserts of Africa, Doyle uncovers a terrifying truth: </p><ul><li>Governments are no longer overthrown - they are <strong>installed</strong></li><li>Wars are no longer fought - they are <strong>scheduled</strong></li><li>And entire nations are being reduced to <strong>assets in a global balance sheet</strong></li></ul><p>Behind it all lies a system known only in fragments - a structure that feeds on instability, profits from collapse, and moves silently as empires bleed.</p><p><strong>The lion is dying.</strong><br><strong>And something else is feeding.</strong></p><p>As Doyle gets closer to the truth, allies disappear, massacres are staged, and the line between economics and warfare vanishes completely.</p><p>But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous one question becomes: </p><p><strong>Who are the Architects... and what happens when the harvest is complete?</strong></p><p>A gripping Cold War espionage thriller filled with tension, realism, and global stakes, <em>Mark Doyle and The Lion and The Locust</em> raises the stakes of the series - and ends with a revelation that changes everything.</p>

• Mark Doyle and The Lion and The Locust, (Paperback)
• Author: Martin Swan
• ISBN: 9798233510854
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-04-13
• Page Count: 158