**THE RELENTLESS PROTOCOL** *A Tampa Bay Crime Thriller* **Some truths are worth killing for. Others are worth dying to protect.** Tom “Pops” Badolato has spent decades tracking fugitives, confronting dangerous criminals, and bringing people to justice. A veteran private investigator with a sharp tongue, a stubborn streak, and absolutely no patience for stupidity, Pops has seen just about everything. Or so he thought. When a routine fugitive recovery assignment leads him to Victor Kane, a missing financial criminal with a $250,000 bond, Pops quickly discovers this is no ordinary manhunt. Kane has stolen something far more valuable than money: information powerful enough to destroy a criminal empire. And some very dangerous people want it back. As Pops and his younger business partner, Jake Mercer, follow a trail of corruption, betrayal, and deadly secrets across Tampa Bay, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy reaching far beyond anything they imagined. At the center of it all stands Adrian Voss, a wealthy and ruthless businessman who has spent years building an empire on secrets, intimidation, and blood. Voss has money. Connections. Power. And men willing to kill on command. Pops has experience, determination, a few choice words, and a complete inability to walk away from a fight. Unfortunately for Voss, he's picked the wrong private investigator to intimidate. Packed with gritty action, brutal confrontations, dark humor, unforgettable characters, and relentless suspense, **The Relentless Protocol** delivers a hard-hitting crime thriller where loyalty is tested, betrayal comes at a deadly price, and survival is never guaranteed. **FICTIONAL STORY. REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE.** Written by Thomas Badolato, a licensed private investigator with 35 years of investigative experience and nearly a decade in fugitive recovery, this gripping thriller draws on the author's real-world knowledge of criminal investigations, dangerous encounters, and the unpredictable world of fugitive hunting. **They threatened the wrong man. Now they're going to find out why he's called Relentless.**