Blowback (A Vanessa Pierson Novel #1) (Paperback)

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This is book number 1 in the A Vanessa Pierson Novel series.

Staff Reviews


I really liked this thriller by Plame and Sarah Lovett. It always
adds an element of enjoyment for me when you know that the author of
what you're reading has lived a life similar to the character, and
has filled the book with real-life detail. That's true of this, the
first novel featuring covert CIA ops officer Vanessa Pierson. Read
this one, then run out to get her brand-new one, Burned.

— McKenna

I really liked this thriller by Plame and Sarah Lovett. It always
adds an element of enjoyment for me when you know that the author of
what you're reading has lived a life similar to the character, and
has filled the book with real-life detail. That's true of this, the
first novel featuring covert CIA ops officer Vanessa Pierson. Read
this one, then run out to get her brand-new one, Burned.

— McKenna

Description


Introducing Blowback, 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, Blowback marks the explosive beginning to a thrilling new series.

About the Author


Valerie Plame’s career in the CIA included assignments in counterproliferation operations, ensuring that enemies of the United States could not threaten the country with weapons of mass destruction. She and her husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson, are the parents of twins. Plame and her family live in New Mexico.
 
Sarah Lovett’s five suspense novels featuring forensic psychologist Dr. Sylvia Strange have been published in the United States and around the world. A native Californian, she lives with her family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Praise For…


“Great storytelling, real insider authenticity, and above all a fascinating main character.”—Lee Child

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

Blowback is...

“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
 
Product Details
ISBN: 9780451416810
ISBN-10: 0451416813
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: October 7th, 2014
Pages: 400
Language: English
Series: A Vanessa Pierson Novel