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From the #1New York Times-bestselling author, a brand-new series about the Cold War-and a different breed of warrior. From #1 New York Times bestselling authors W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IVcomes the first Clandestine Operations novel-featuring a new kind of threat and a different breed of warrior. In the first weeks after World War II, James D. Cronley, Jr., is recruited for a new enterprise that will eventually be transformed into something called the CIA. For a new war 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. But his first assignment might be his last. He's got only seven days to extract a vital piece of information from a Soviet agent, and he's already managed to rile up his superior officers. If he fails now, his intelligence career could be the shortest in history. Because there are enemies everywhere-and, as Cronley is about to find out, some of them wear the same uniform he does...

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A thrilling new series...This incredible mix of intrigue, diplomacy and, of course, a bit of romance, is fantastic...Readers will be panting for the next novel. -- Suspense Magazine Those who are happy with lots of interesting period history, dry humor, and clever scheming will be amply rewarded. -- Publishers Weekly

A thrilling new series...This incredible mix of intrigue, diplomacy and, of course, a bit of romance, is fantastic...Readers will be panting for the next novel. -- Suspense Magazine Those who are happy with lots of interesting period history, dry humor, and clever scheming will be amply rewarded. -- Publishers Weekly

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W.E.B. Griffin is the author of six other bestselling series- The Corps, Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, Honor Bound, and Presidential Agent series. He has been invested into the orders of St. George of the U.S. Armor Association and St. Michael of the Army Aviation Association of America, and is a life member of the U.S. Special Operations Association; and is a member of Gaston-Lee Post 5660, Veterans of Foreign Wars; the American Legion, China Post #1 in Exile; the Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware; the National Rifle Association; the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society; and the Flat Earth Society (Pensacola, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, chapters). He is an honorary life member of the U.S. Army Otter & Caribou Association, the U.S. Army Special Forces Association, the U.S. Marine Raider Association, and the USMC Combat Correspondents Association. Griffin lives in Alabama and Argentina. William E. Butterworth IV has been an editor and a writer for more than twenty-five years, and has worked closely with his father for a decade on the editing of the Griffin books. He is the coauthor of the bestselling novels The Saboteurs, The Double Agents, Death and Honor, The Traffickers, The Honor of Spies, The Vigilantes, The Outlaws, Victory and Honor, Covert Warriors, The Spymasters, Empire and Honor, The Last Witness, and Hazardous Duty. He is a member of the Sons of the American Legion, China Post #1 in Exile, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society, and a life member of the National Rifle Association and the Texas Rifle Association. He lives in Florida.

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