A corporate thriller born inside federal prison
The Retributionist: Rising from the Ashes
book one of a gripping trilogy
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Jack Kade
Jack Kade had everything — power, wealth, respect.
When a routine audit spirals into a career-ending prosecution, Jack becomes the perfect scapegoat for a system that protects itself at all costs. Sentenced to decades in federal prison, he learns the truth about power, loyalty, and justice — and how easily all three can be weaponized.
The Retributionist: Rising from the Ashes is a gripping corporate thriller that blurs the line between truth and fiction — what the author calls faction. Written entirely by hand while incarcerated, it is a story of betrayal, survival, and the quiet rebuilding of power.
The Retributionist
is not inspired by imagination alone.
Written during fourteen years in federal prison, the novel draws from lived experience, institutional realities, and the unseen mechanics of the justice system. Names have changed. Events have been reimagined. But the emotional and structural truths remain.
This is faction — a story rooted in reality, sharpened by fiction, and designed to leave readers questioning where one ends and the other begins.
BETRAYAL
When loyalty collapses,
the damage cuts deepest.
POWER
Money fades.
Information endures.
JUSTICE
The system doesn’t always seek truth
— it seeks closure.
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Meet the World of The Retributionist
From boardrooms to prison yards, The Retributionist follows a network of characters bound by ambition, loyalty, and consequence — allies, betrayers, and quiet operators who shape the outcome without ever stepping into the spotlight.
Hands down, one of the best books I have read this year.
~ Sam H.
This book is captivating from the very start.
~ David R.
Definitely a must read, and I guarantee I’ll have this on repeat in my book selections.
~ Gina C.
