On Tour 04/07/26-05/28/26 “The Silver Fish” by Connor Martin

Release Date: April 7, 2026

About The Book:

Journalist Danielle “Dani” Moreau has spent a lifetime trying to outrun the privilege she was born into. Fresh off a personal tragedy, she lands in Ghana to uncover corruption in the local oil industry. But when she crosses paths with James Aidoo, an idealistic young Ghanaian whose father is a local populist politician, Dani remembers what drew her to journalism in the first place: you go looking for a story, but when the real story appears, it’s never the one you expected.

Dani soon finds herself chasing a scoop that involves an American operative with a violent past, a Ghanaian double agent, and a fight between the United States and China over one of the world’s most dangerous and least-known technologies: fiber optic cables. Underwater tubes as thick as a garden hose, the cables snake along the seafloor carrying the world’s information at the speed of light from one continent to another, and the fight to control them is increasingly visible on the world’s front pages. Amidst this world-changing struggle, Dani and her new associates will be forced to make deadly choices that impact each other and their own lives in ways nobody expects.

A twisty double-cross narrative, The Silver Fish opens with a spy operation going horrifically off course and takes the reader sprinting through crowded markets, darkened bars, bustling ports, and steaming jungle on the way to a startling conclusion. It will leave the reader shocked, moved, better-informed—and eagerly awaiting the next chapter in the story.

About The Author:

Connor Martin is a writer and former senior US national security official, most recently serving as Deputy Director on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) at the Treasury Department. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and he splits his time between Washington and Brooklyn. THE SILVER FISH is his first novel.

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Book Blurbs:

“Lively. . . . cliff-hangers and a hard-charging finale keep the pages turning…Martin shows promise.” – Publishers Weekly

“Martin’s national security expertise lends clarity to the national security and espionage elements. . . . A deftly plotted and paced debut, highly recommended.”—Booklist

“What an impressive debut. Set in the teeming streets of Ghana, Martin’s intricate tale plumbs the depths of personal discovery, betrayal, and justice.” — I.S. Berry, Edgar-winning author of The Peacock and the Sparrow

“Connor Martin’s debut novel, has a twisting and turning plot that plunges the reader into high stakes international intrigue played out in tropical West Africa.” — Paul Vidich, author of The Poet’s Game

Bloggers On Tour:

April 7th- David L Morgan https://instagram.com/david_l_morgan

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April 11th- Books Love And Understanding https://instagram.com/booksloveandunderstanding

April 17th- Reading With Mere-https://instagram.com/readingwithmere

April 19th- Books and Coffee MX https://instagram.com/booksandcoffeemx

April 24th- Cat Reader 18 https://instagram.com/catreader18

April 29th- Marilyn Goncalves https://instagram.com/marilynjgon

May 6th- Sarahs Bookish Reviews https://instagram.com/sarahs.bookish.reviews

May 6th – Reading Is My Remedy https://instagram.com/reading_is_my_remedy

May 7th- Subakka Bookstuff https://instagram.com/subakka.bookstuff

May 9th- Miss W Book Reviews https://instagram.com/misswbookreviews