The Purloined Encryption Caper
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The reception on the Hill was the first one that Pierre and his partners had been invited to attend since arriving in
“But,” he stressed, “the first attempt in gaining data should be from the open press or through requests to the appropriate government office. You will be amazed how loose the American government and its press is with information. In our countries, as you are well aware, it is much different. Also,”
Today, the members of the State Department program had their first briefing by staff members of both houses of Congress. Pamphlets describing the structure, activities and purposes of both the House and Senate were distributed to the attendees. They were delighted when the congressional staff person in charge of the briefing suggested they come along to a reception.
“It might be dull,” the staffer said, “but you can see how we spend some of our unofficial time and you’ll get to see the lobbyists we talked about in action.” They readily accepted.
Pierre was not married any more since his wife left him several years ago, and he observed with delight the large number of very attractive young female Hill staffers. He had accumulated a lot of business cards and would check out the importance of each. Sexual attraction is one thing, he thought, but more important is the position and clout the woman has and the less attractive the woman is, he had learned, the more she might be willing to be compromised.
He also noticed a number of pretty women representing lobbying firms or trade and business associations. The key ones were those who could give him the names of firms on the cutting edge of technology development. As he was leaving, someone told him that one of those women, Rachel Brown, had brought the president of a
He also learned that day that a Senate Intelligence Committee staff member had questioned the membership of the State Department program. His contact at State told him that Steve Holliday, a senior Hill investigative staffer, could possibly make trouble for them.
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Five renegade NATO intelligence officers sent by their governments to the
Planning to be married, Rachel Brown resigns from the CIA after successful tours in
Her liaison with Jason gets complicated when her former lover, a college friend of Jason’s and international journalist, reenters her life and wants to revive their old affair.
Through her past contacts, she alerts the CIA and FBI of the European group’s intrigues and, together with Jason, cooperates with the government to try and thwart the foreign agents whose ruthless schemes involve murder, kidnapping and blackmail.
The action moves from
About the Author
An avid reader, writing fiction has always been one of Rose Bannigan’s goals. The Purloined Encryption Caper is her third novel. Her two previous novels, The Snowstorm Murders and Riddle of the Five Buddhas, were also published by AuthorHouse.
Rose Bannigan worked for the Central Intelligence Agency in
A native of