DoubleHelix: Book One in the Helix Project
In the shadows of power, survival is never guaranteed


Washington, D.C., 1996. - Mike Green has built a career writing about dead girls, but nothing could have prepared him for the file he stumbles on at the National Archives: the death of Delilah Grennan, a murdered Soviet dissident with ties to the Russian underworld. What begins as research becomes obsession, until her voice bleeds into his and paranoia pushes him deeper into the shadows.

Dragged into a covert war between a global crime syndicate, intelligence agencies, and a political dynasty that considers him family, Mike learns too late that the only way to survive is sometimes to be buried.


This work is a sprawling, multi-layered espionage thriller and political noir, blending elements of psychological introspection, high-stakes government machinations, and gritty character-driven drama. With an intricate narrative clockwork and a variety of perspectives, it weaves a story of secret operations, personal betrayals, identity rediscovery, and the interplay between institutional power and individual vulnerability. The multi-layered narrative and morally gray characters position it well among titles that mix high-stakes geopolitics with internal, personal drama.
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DoubleHelix: Book One in the Helix Project
In the shadows of power, survival is never guaranteed


Washington, D.C., 1996. - Mike Green has built a career writing about dead girls, but nothing could have prepared him for the file he stumbles on at the National Archives: the death of Delilah Grennan, a murdered Soviet dissident with ties to the Russian underworld. What begins as research becomes obsession, until her voice bleeds into his and paranoia pushes him deeper into the shadows.

Dragged into a covert war between a global crime syndicate, intelligence agencies, and a political dynasty that considers him family, Mike learns too late that the only way to survive is sometimes to be buried.


This work is a sprawling, multi-layered espionage thriller and political noir, blending elements of psychological introspection, high-stakes government machinations, and gritty character-driven drama. With an intricate narrative clockwork and a variety of perspectives, it weaves a story of secret operations, personal betrayals, identity rediscovery, and the interplay between institutional power and individual vulnerability. The multi-layered narrative and morally gray characters position it well among titles that mix high-stakes geopolitics with internal, personal drama.
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DoubleHelix: Book One in the Helix Project

DoubleHelix: Book One in the Helix Project

by J.L. Calder
DoubleHelix: Book One in the Helix Project

DoubleHelix: Book One in the Helix Project

by J.L. Calder

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In the shadows of power, survival is never guaranteed


Washington, D.C., 1996. - Mike Green has built a career writing about dead girls, but nothing could have prepared him for the file he stumbles on at the National Archives: the death of Delilah Grennan, a murdered Soviet dissident with ties to the Russian underworld. What begins as research becomes obsession, until her voice bleeds into his and paranoia pushes him deeper into the shadows.

Dragged into a covert war between a global crime syndicate, intelligence agencies, and a political dynasty that considers him family, Mike learns too late that the only way to survive is sometimes to be buried.


This work is a sprawling, multi-layered espionage thriller and political noir, blending elements of psychological introspection, high-stakes government machinations, and gritty character-driven drama. With an intricate narrative clockwork and a variety of perspectives, it weaves a story of secret operations, personal betrayals, identity rediscovery, and the interplay between institutional power and individual vulnerability. The multi-layered narrative and morally gray characters position it well among titles that mix high-stakes geopolitics with internal, personal drama.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798993002361
Publisher: Dwyer Street Press
Publication date: 11/28/2025
Series: The Helix Project , #1
Pages: 386
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

JL Calder is the author of The Helix Project series and founder of Dwyer Street Press. With a background in film production and a lifelong fascination with espionage, Calder crafts cinematic, character-driven thrillers that blur the lines between truth, betrayal, and human experience.
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