Chess Of The Sun

In the rain slick alleys of 1960s Paris, the war no one speaks of is still being fought in backrooms, courtyards, and river shadows. Chess of the Sun follows Hassan Mahmoud; a loyal operative sent across the Mediterranean to capture one of the most ruthless architects of his people's suffering, a man known only as Barak. What begins as a mission of righteous vengeance descends into a brutal contest of betrayal and survival, as Hassan's comrades fall to bullets, lies, and the treacheries of their own command.
When Farid, their trusted handler, turns up dead in the Seine, and the safe houses vanish one by one, Hassan realizes their cause was never what it seemed, and neither were the men fighting for it. Pursued through the labyrinth of Belleville's decaying tenements and riverside warehouses, Hassan must confront not only the enemies hunting him, but the secrets of his own bloodline and the truth of what his father left behind.
At the heart of it all waits Barak; broken, bound, and still dangerous, offering Hassan a choice between hollow justice and the kind of survival that stains a man's soul. Chess of the Sun is a taut, unflinching thriller about the cost of violence, the weight of history, and the terrible bargain of those who live by the gun. In this city, the war never ends. It only changes hands.