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James Cronley, a rising CIA field officer, is promoted to Chief of the Directorate of European Operations after a successful mission for the fledgling Central Intelligence Directorate. His new charge is a covert spy operation that draws unwanted scrutiny from the Soviets, the Pentagon, and J. Edgar Hoover.
Cronley discovers unsettling twists: a mysterious partnership between a former German intelligence chief and the Mossad, a previously unknown German family, and the presence of an undercover agent known only as Seven K. With allies and enemies converging, he must balance duty and survival in a high‑stakes game of espionage.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: William E. Butterworth III
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