--- title: "We're Not the Good Guys Here — Jobic Chakalisa" description: "A strike meant to end one war creates the conditions for three more.\n\nWhen American and Israeli forces kill Iran’s leadership, Washington expects retaliation.…" canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/jobic-chakalisa/works/were-not-the-good-guys-here" --- Literary # We're Not the Good Guys Here [ ![Jobic Chakalisa](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/creators/01kz053q4stf0m732p504r1325/avatars/01KZ056MDJC0KRKXEGGK3E1JPG.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260906%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260906T115631Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=83a807952f87080b42985ef75ed30aec50a120a95ded743073a63fd5d527f4de) Jobic Chakalisa ](https://publica.now/creators/jobic-chakalisa) Follow Jobic Chakalisa is a prolific fiction writer and author known for fast-paced thrillers and dramatic novels like Target: Tehran, North Korea's Secret Weapon, and A Dragon for a Debt. His works span mul... $4.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fwere-not-the-good-guys-here) Share Link copied Format epub Published Sep 04, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![We're Not the Good Guys Here](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01m1phxvtq8hjeh8bwwg9yjyrm/covers/01M1PHXW60FMFVJZS92HMV5PRP.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260906%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260906T115631Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=c115e702ad06d88892ad92b36be0aa8f8583449c209e65c30d9a4fee7d868cfd) ## About this work A strike meant to end one war creates the conditions for three more. When American and Israeli forces kill Iran’s leadership, Washington expects retaliation. It does not expect N-17—a secret Iranian system built not to destroy enemy technology, but to make the enemy stop trusting what it sees. Missiles appear where they are not. Friendly aircraft look hostile. Emergency networks contradict themselves. For nineteen minutes, certainty itself becomes a weapon. Then the idea spreads. Russia exploits the West’s distraction in Ukraine. China tightens its grip around Taiwan. Other militaries realize they do not need N-17 itself—they only need the principle behind it: make the enemy doubt long enough to hesitate. In Washington, Deputy National Security Adviser Kedra Vann helps shape America’s response while her Navy son disappears into the casualty machinery of the same war. In Tehran, engineer Simin Naderpour discovers the system she helped build is reaching far beyond its intended targets. In Israel, trauma surgeon Mirit Ben-Dor searches for the truth about her missing pilot brother while treating the human cost of decisions made far above her. Soon separate wars begin feeding one another. Defensive moves look offensive. Allies mistrust their own data. Nuclear-armed governments react to warnings nobody can fully verify. Every side has reasons. Every commander thinks the next decision is necessary. And the world is running out of chances to be wrong. WE’RE NOT THE GOOD GUYS HERE is a high-stakes geopolitical thriller about modern warfare, technological uncertainty, power, grief, and the terrible consequences of being certain at the wrong moment. [ #political thriller ](/search?query=political+thriller) [ #military thriller ](/search?query=military+thriller) [ #espionage ](/search?query=espionage) [ #international intrigue ](/search?query=international+intrigue) [ #suspense ](/search?query=suspense) [ #action ](/search?query=action) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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