Stealing Stealth - by Brian L Reece (Hardcover)

About the Book

In 1977, a disgraced CIA officer must partner with the brilliant female thief who destroyed his career to recover stolen technology before it reaches Soviet hands, forcing them to navigate their mutual distrust while confronting a shared enemy

Book Synopsis

⚡ BOOKLIFE EDITOR'S PICK ⚡ "Reece's background in military intelligence gives the novel authenticity... The action is sharp, the briefing-room politics are tense, and the heist sequences cinematic." - Publishers Weekly

The only way to protect the ultimate secret is to steal it.

1977. Deep inside the secretive Skunk Works facility, the United States is forging its biggest advantage of the Cold War: Stealth technology. Invisible to radar, it will shift the global balance of power forever. But a traitor at the highest level is about to hand the blueprints to the Soviets.

CIA Officer John Olson has seven days to stop the leak. But his agency is compromised, the FBI is hunting him, and the official protocols are a suicide pact. Out of time and out of options, Olson realizes he can't save the program by following the rules. He has to break them.

Olson turns to the only person capable of stealing the unstealable: Gabrielle Hyde. The brilliant, elusive con artist he spent a decade hunting is now his only hope.

Together, they must launch an elaborate con against the US government itself. From the dusty streets of Africa to the high-security vaults of Los Angeles, they must outwit a ruthless KGB assassin and a vengeful FBI agent to pull off the greatest heist in military history.

ADVANCE PRAISE:

★ Literary Titan Book Award

"A stellar series debut... sophisticated thriller that prizes psychology as much as action." - BestThrillers.com

For fans of David McCloskey's Damascus Station, John le Carré, and Daniel Silva. Stealing Stealth is a high-stakes heist where the only way to protect freedom is to steal its deepest secret.

Review Quotes

EDITOR'S PICK. "The Cold War comes to vivid life... Reece's background in military intelligence gives the novel authenticity... The action is sharp, the briefing-room politics are tense, and the heist sequences cinematic... Stealing Stealth proves that the most dangerous battleground isn't the Cold War-it's the space between what people are ordered to do and what they're willing to become." - BookLife Reviews (Publishers Weekly)

"I felt like I was sitting in a dark theater watching one of those big, old-school spy movies... A solid, character-driven spy thriller with a techno edge... the kind of book you pick up for the rooftop chases and Cold War tension and stay for the messy loyalties and bruised hearts underneath." - Literary Titan ★★★★