The Price of the Sky: Phantom Empire

In the sun-baked dust of Sinaloa, Aurelio Carrillo is a new breed of narco. He scoffs at brutal, chaotic violence, envisioning a meticulously managed logistics network - a transnational corporate empire moving tons of cocaine with cold, calculated precision. His brainchild, the "Air Bridge"-a fleet of repurposed Boeing 727s flying undetected-makes him the undisputed "Lord of the Skies, " challenging traditional cartels and even governments.
But Aurelio's invisible ascent draws the unwavering gaze of Jack Keller, a sharp, disillusioned DEA agent haunted by personal tragedy and exiled to the US-Mexico border. Convinced the system is riddled with corruption, Keller begins a relentless financial investigation, unearthing a shocking truth: Aurelio's protection extends to the highest echelons of the Mexican military, including the nation's celebrated drug czar, General Mateo Navarro.
As courageous journalist Sofia Delgado uncovers the unspeakable femicides in Juárez, inadvertently connecting them to the city's reigning narco-kingpin and the pervasive impunity, the quiet war explodes into a public crisis. Aurelio faces a multi-front assault: fierce turf battles from cunning rivals like "El Corto" Guzmán, a devastating military raid on his sanctuary, and a global financial dragnet orchestrated by Keller's clandestine task force.
Will Aurelio achieve complete erasure and become the true ghost he always envisioned, leaving justice with a hollow victory? Or will the hunt finally pull him from the shadows in a war that never truly ends? This gripping crime thriller explores power, betrayal, and the ultimate price of invisibility.