Agent of Influence
From USA Today best-selling author Andrew Watts and Dale M. Nelson.
In a world where artificial intelligence offers unlimited power, government spies and tech giants fight a ruthless battle to come out on top.
When an undercover Mossad agent is killed on a private Caribbean Island, the death sets off alarm bells in Washington, Tel Aviv, and Moscow. The island is owned by Guy Hawkinson, the controversial CEO of Hawk Enterprises, and member of one of America’s most powerful family dynasties.
Within hours of the agent’s death, multiple agencies set new plans in motion.
Israeli Intelligence Officer Ava Klein is ordered to Washington, DC. Tasked with salvaging their operation, she’ll need to infiltrate the Hawkinson’s inner circle.
To beat Mossad to the punch, CIA Officer Colt McShane must steer clear of Ava - a former love interest - and recruit a fresh face with no former ties to the intelligence community: a young female veteran who is just finishing up a master's degree in machine learning.
And a Russian SVR chief has agreed to provide counterintelligence support for the Hawkinsons - at a price.
Each side is playing the world’s most dangerous game of espionage, attempting to win the ultimate technological victory. But with foreign agents and Hawkinson private security violently eliminating threats, any false move will be deadly.
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Dale M. Nelson
I grew up outside Tampa, Florida and attended the University of Florida, where I graduated from the College of Journalism and Communications (Go Gators!). After graduation, I commissioned in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a logistics officer and war planner. After my military service, I worked in defense and tech before writing full time. I’ve had the opportunity to live abroad and see a large part of the world, thanks to my time in the military, and that’s certainly informed my writing. I currently live in Washington, DC, with my wife and daughters.
I’m a lifelong storyteller. I began writing at eight and never stopped. My school notebooks were indecipherable because I had as many story fragments, ideas, notes and bits of dialogue as I did whatever I was actually supposed to be taking notes on. I believe there is real power in stories. It can help us see and understand our world with a different perspective and experience things we might never see. But mostly, there’s just nothing like a great story well told.
Outside of writing, I’m passionate and loud about good books, good wine, music, travelling, snowboarding, college football and spending time with my family.
The Firewall Spies
The Firewall Spies consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
