White Sphere

Crime reporter Will Finch never saw it coming. On Telegraph Hill, a woman mistakes him for someone named Joel Griffin. "The game is getting dangerous," she whispers. Before she can say more, a drive-by assassin silences her—collapsing at Finch's feet in a pool of blood.

By morning, two FBI agents are at his door. Finch is the prime suspect in a deep-web conspiracy. The evidence is airtight. The threat is real. And a merciless for...