The Parnell Affair

By Seth James

As an NOC officer at the CIA, Sally Parnell had spent her life fighting the proliferation of nuclear weapons. An adept at international intrigue, she never expected that after bringing good news out of Niger (a certain Middle Eastern dictator had not, in fact, tried to buy uranium) that her cover would be blown and her overseas network of agents would be revealed and murdered--by her own government. The Administration of President Peter Howland, however, had gone to great lengths to plant the evidence that she had debunked, needing the threat of nuclear terrorism to strong arm the nation into war: they would not allow the reputation of one spy or the lives of her foreign agents to stand in their way. At The Washington Observer, Hill reporter Tobias Hallstr?m uncovered his newspaper's complicity in the outing of Sally Parnell. Desperate to discover why and to atone for his paper's despicable actions, Tobias offers Sally his contacts, his resources, and his unequivocal help. Sally accepts and together she and Tobias struggle to uncover the truth behind the President's betrayal and to win a measure of justice for her fallen agents. They soon discover that revealing her identity was only one piece of a larger and more sinister puzzle, composed of crimes greater than treason, and motivated by desires worse than greed.Inspired by the actual events which led to the Iraq War, The Parnell Affair is a meticulously researched fictional account of one of America's most contentious eras. Detailing the interplay between such controversial topics as the outing of Valerie Plame (Wilson), the forged Niger Documents, and the torture of prisoners, The Parnell Affair draws into focus the key elements of America's march toward war in a unique, character-driven thriller.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520235259
• ISBN13: 9781520235257
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"