Black Water Transit by Carsten Stroud is a crime thriller set in post-9/11 America, where businessman Jack Vermillion gets entangled in a dangerous web of crime, corruption, and deception. When ex-Marine Earl Pike tries to smuggle illegal weapons using Jack’s shipping company, the deal spirals out of control, drawing in law enforcement and ruthless criminals. As betrayals mount, Jack must navigate a deadly game where survival is anything but guaranteed.