In Clubs and Cartels, Jake “Brick” Donnelly, a hardened nightclub bouncer and former bare-knuckle fighter, finds himself thrust into a violent underworld he’s long tried to avoid. Haunted by his brutal past and spiraling into cocaine addiction to numb his demons, Jake's life unravels as he becomes entangled with Tony Farah, a notorious local crime kingpin controlling the city’s underbelly.

What begins as just another night working the club door soon escalates into a deadly game of power, betrayal, and survival. As Jake is pulled deeper into the criminal cartel, he struggles to reconcile his thirst for redemption with his growing addiction to the violent life. His internal conflict intensifies as he realizes he's starting to enjoy the chaos too much.

Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Jake’s life takes a darker turn when he’s arrested and remanded to prison. There, he faces the wrath of Tony’s brother, an inmate serving life for a double murder, who is determined to make Jake's stay a living nightmare. With enemies both inside and outside the prison, Jake must fight not only for his freedom but for his very survival.

As the stakes rise and the line between revenge and redemption blurs, Jake is forced to confront his inner demons and decide if he will let the violence consume him—or if he can find a way out before it's too late.

Clubs and Cartels is a gripping, fast-paced thriller that explores the brutal world of crime, where trust is a luxury, and violence rules the streets. Written by former Doorman, and author of the bestselling ‘Diaries of a Doorman’ series of books, Stu Armstrong.