A former CIA agent's thrilling novel about two compassionate CIA spies, who, at the risk of their respective careers, both try to keep their informants out of harms way...
Mark Ruttenberg may not be fit for the CIA. Early in his tenure with the agency, before he ships out to ___, Mark learns about a former operative, Bobby Goldstein, and becomes piqued by the case - LXMALIBU - that led to his termination. Curious but undeterred, Mark leaves for ___ and focuses on his business, namely, building relationships with foreign informants, people who have access to ___ information and contacts like the powerful General ___, with nothing to show for his secretive work but a postcard with a mysterious address on it. Who sent the postcard, he wonders, and where is it supposed to lead him? Could this all be an ops test, with Mark's future hanging in the balance? By the time the clues unravel, Mark will have an epiphany about LXMALIBU, and begin to understand, once and for all, what really happened in ___.
Startling and candid, and filled with suspense, intrigue, and betrayal, An Ordinary Spy is a thrilling portrait of modern espionage.