Out Now · Book Two
The Beijing Gambit
A sacred city. A strategic Atlantic outpost. A deception to shift the balance of power.
Tax Man Bob Stone follows a trail of illicit crypto from Lisbon and Fátima to the resource-rich Azores, and uncovers China’s audacious gambit to seize a chokehold on the rare-earth elements that will decide the next war.
Official Trailer
As the world edges closer to catastrophe, the next move could decide the fate of nations.
The Beijing Gambit
Read in Order
The Series
Every book stands on its own, but the dark money runs through all of them. Start at the beginning, or jump straight into the new one.
Book One
Below the Bottom Line
Where terrorism and taxes collide.
A Long Island tax accountant. A secret agency linking the IRS and Homeland Security. A race to stop the plots funded by dark money, from New York to Toronto to Istanbul.
Book Two · New
The Beijing Gambit
China’s strategic deception ignites a global confrontation.
From Lisbon to Fátima to the Azores, Bob follows illicit crypto into a power grab that threatens the balance of power.
The World
HPAT-21
A covert unit spun off from the IRS Criminal Division immediately after 9/11. Its agents don’t chase the gunmen. They chase the money that pays them.
Its most unlikely recruit: Bob Stone, a Long Island tax accountant with suspicious clients, a marriage on the rocks, and an ultimatum he can’t refuse.
The Author
Eric J. Engelhardt
A CPA and Tax Representation Specialist with more than thirty-five years of experience, Eric brings a command of taxation and finance, and a lifelong love of history, to every Bob Stone thriller.
