Blowback [Paperback]

IntroducingBlowback,an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former CIA ops officer Valerie Plame and thriller writer Sarah Lovett. 

Covert CIA ops officer Vanessa Pierson is finally close to capturing Bhoot, the world’s most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer. One of her assets delivers explosive intel: Bhoot will be visiting a secret underground weapons facility in Iran in just a few days. But just as Pierson is about to get the facility location, an ambush leaves her informant dead. Now Pierson has two targets: Bhoot and the asset’s sniper.
 
When all the Agency’s resources aren’t enough to protect her assets from Bhoot’s assassin, Pierson risks going rogue and jeopardizing a fellow ops officer who is also her secret lover. With each day, the pressure of the manhunt mounts, forcing Pierson to put her cover and career—and life—at risk. With rapid-cut shifts from European capitals to Washington to the Near East, and with insider detail that only a former spy could provide,Blowbackmarks the explosive beginning to a thrilling new series.“Great storytelling, real insider authenticity, and above all a fascinating main character.”—Lee Child

“Want to read a thriller about therealCIA and how it actually works? Then dive into this corker from former agent Valerie Plame and Sarah Lovett.”—James Patterson

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“A high-octane tale of deception.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Beautifully written [and] incredibly well-informed.”—Naomi Wolf

“Destined to become another great part of American literary fiction.”—The Huffington Post

“An outstanding addition to the thriller genre.”—David Baldacci
 Valerie Plame’s career in the CIA included assignments in counterproliferation operations, ensuril3œ