From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a brand-new series
about the Cold War--and a different breed of warrior.
In the first weeks after World War II, a squeaky-clean new second
lieutenant named James D. Cronley Jr. is spotted and recruited for a new
enterprise that will eventually be transformed into something called the
CIA. One war may have ended, but another one has already begun, against
an enemy that is bigger, smarter, and more vicious: the Soviet Union.
The Soviets have hit the ground running, and Cronley's job is to help
frustrate them, harass them, and spy on them any way he can. His
recruiter thinks he has the potential to become an asset--though, of
course, he could also screw up spectacularly. And in his first
assignment, it looks like that's exactly what might happen. He's got
seven days to extract a vital piece of information from a Soviet agent,
but Cronley's managed to rile up his superior officers (he seems to have
a talent for it), and if he fails, it could be one of the shortest
intelligence careers in history.
There are enemies everywhere--and, as Cronley is about to find out, some
of them even wear the same uniform he does.