Traitors
A Novel
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4.5 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A DOJ counterintelligence lawyer pursues a Russian spy ring embedded at the heart of the American government.
"Traitors is an unusually good, unusually satisfying espionage thriller." —James Patterson
Robert Cooper—deputy assistant attorney general for counterintelligence in the DOJ’s National Security Division—has built a storied career distinguished by high-profile arrests and prosecutions of enemy spies. One morning, he’s approached by a Russian sleeper agent looking to defect. The agent offers Cooper alarming information: Russian operatives have infiltrated the US government at its highest levels, including a mole in the senior ranks of the FBI. Cooper’s investigations lead to the discovery of a clandestine Russian plot involving deep-cover agents in senior government positions. As Cooper and his team at the DOJ race to uncover the Kremlin’s plans and unmask the traitors, a coup in Russia brings to power a militant extremist regime seemingly intent on sidelining the US on the world stage while Russia retakes its former Soviet territories. In Robert B. McCaw’s fast-paced novel, high-stakes political intrigue mixes with riveting moments of international espionage.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A government official gets tangled in a dangerous search for disloyalty inside the American security establishment in this nail-biter of a political thriller. Robert Cooper has spent years taking down foreign intelligence agents when an unexpected contact gives him reason to suspect that Russia’s reach extends far beyond what he’d suspected: a hidden network with access to the country’s most sensitive institutions. As Cooper follows the evidence, each discovery narrows the circle of people he can trust. Author Robert McCaw gives the investigation a convincing backbone that makes the rush of classified briefings, agency rivalries, and international maneuvering easy to follow. The suspense grows through Cooper’s patient, high-risk work, which gives the espionage plot a grounded procedural edge. The threat also becomes increasingly personal as suspicion isolates those responsible for protecting the country. Traitors offers a smart, thrilling look at loyalty under pressure and the damage caused by secrets at the top.
