The Heidemij Uprising

What if the next war isn’t fought with missiles or drones—but with the infrastructure we rely on every day?

‍When MIT undergrad and Navy pilot Dalton Carter is grounded after a near-fatal incident in the cockpit, he’s forced to leave behind the only life he’s ever known. But a mysterious offer from a global engineering firm draws him into a world more dangerous than combat.

Beneath the surface of Arcadis lies a secret society of engineers—the Heidemij—descendants of the Dutch resistance during WWII, reactivated to confront a modern, invisible war.

As concerns over technology and AI spread across the globe, Dalton is pulled into a conspiracy involving data centers, critical water infrastructure, and a decades-old betrayal.

From the darkest moments of 1944 Operation Market Garden to the digital backbone powering todays's society.  Local Zone takes readers on a relentless ride where engineers are soldiers, infrastructure is the battlefield, and the enemy is hidden in plain sight.

‍Taut and timely, Local Zone blends historical fiction, cutting-edge technology, and geopolitical suspense to ask a chilling question:

‍What happens when the systems we trust become the weapon?

‍Start the Heidemij Uprising. Read Local Zone.

‍Available August 15, 2025 in paperback and e-book formats.