Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA - Softcover

Life Undercover

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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 240 pages. The instant New York Times Bestseller soon to be a major Apple TV series with Brie Larson. 'Reads as if a John le Carre character landed in Eat Pray Love' - New York Times 'Best b ook of the year' - Tom Marcus, author of Soldier, Spy Do you hav e what it takes to stand between us and the enemy? I'm here to p revent a major and imminent attack. One that will kill children. I'm alone and operational in the country where my colleague was t aken and beheaded, and every hour I'm delayed is another hour for something to go wrong - for an informant to disclose my location , for the source I'm meeting to cancel, for the attack to go boom . The fear injects my thoughts with venom. Amaryllis Fox was rec ruited by the CIA at the age of 21 in the aftermath of 9/11. Afte r an intense training period - where she learns how to master a G lock, get out of flexicuffs while in the trunk of a car, withstan d torture, and commit suicide in case of captivity - she is sent undercover to keep nuclear, biological and chemical weapons out o f the hands of terror groups. Posing as an art dealer, she is sen t on countless dangerous missions around the globe. Each time, th e stakes become even higher and the risks more terrifying. Determ ined to stop the masterminds, Amaryllis's quest will almost destr oy her, until she realises that the only way to actually defeat t he enemy is to have the courage to sit across from them. and list en. In this explosive first-hand account - filled with suspense and plot twists to rival Carrie Mathison in Homeland - Life Under cover is an edgy story of an undercover CIA operative, hunting th e world's most dangerous terrorists, using deception and disguise s and dead drops in the night in order to protect our streets. R evealed in never-before-seen detail, Amaryllis offers compelling insight that can only come from having fought on the front lines. Seller Inventory # 2149af

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