America’s next endearing hero, CIA operative Alex Halee, goes off mission to infiltrate a cybercrime lab in North Korea run by the notorious Pok.

When he runs into trouble, he gets help from the most unlikely person. Bae Hwa is a thirteen-year-old North Korean girl who likes to steal backpacks. When she unknowingly gets her hands on a satchel full of nuclear codes, her entire family is in danger and she ends up in prison.

Alex is arrested and thrown in the same prison cell as Bae. It’s a race against time as he has to save them both and keep the codes out of the hands of those who want to destroy America . . .

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“The way you educate the reader about spy techniques while Alex educated the young girl was masterful.”

If you like intrigue, plot twists, deep emotional connections between the characters, and gut-wrenching drama, then you’ll love this fast-paced adventure by best-selling author, Terry Toler.