KJ Backford

With American interests increasingly under threat, the FBI must turn to an unlikely collaborator...On routine business in Russia, Silicon Valley tech executive Hanna Arnol overhears two men discussing an espionage plot in a Moscow café. From what she can make out, an influential piece of United States AI is in danger of being stolen — and Hanna’s expertise makes her uniquely qualified to identify the target. And the FBI is convinced she’s the woman for the job.Determined to avoid a security breach and its ensuing uproar, Hanna follows one of the men to CyberStena, one of two Russian tech companies controlled by feuding oligarchs and directed by the Kremlin intelligence agencies.What s...

Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, is in dire straits. His most critical operation is on the verge of collapse. Russian counterintelligence is closing in on a spy – Alex’s prized asset at the top of Moscow’s hierarchy.It all started with a whisper. A traitor inside the Ukrainian General Staff tipped off the Russians: Ukraine had prior knowledge of Moscow’s war plans. Now the noose tightens, and Alex must do the impossible – unmask the traitor before the Russians can neutralize his asset.But if they strike first, the CIA’s operation – and Alex himself – could be compromised, costing Ukraine territory and countless lives. And if the Ukrainians ar...

With American interests increasingly under threat, the FBI must turn to an unlikely collaborator...On routine business in Russia, Silicon Valley tech executive Hanna Arnol overhears two men discussing an espionage plot in a Moscow café. From what she can make out, an influential piece of United States AI is in danger of being stolen — and Hanna’s expertise makes her uniquely qualified to identify the target. And the FBI is convinced she’s the woman for the job.Determined to avoid a security breach and its ensuing uproar, Hanna follows one of the men to CyberStena, one of two Russian tech companies controlled by feuding oligarchs and directed by the Kremlin intelligence agencies.What s...

Hanna Arnol, a Silicon Valley exec, leads an ordinary life.
Until her favorite uncle, her sole family, dies unexpectedly.

Was it a mere accident or a carefully planned murder? If the latter, who killed him?

In pursuit of answers, Hanna embarks on a globe-spanning quest to unravel her family’s dark secret.

She finds herself thrown into a world of blackmail, crime, and intrigue. The world where political parties dig up hundred-fifty-year-old dirt on their opponents to win the general election in one of the oldest democracies.

But don’t underestimate Hanna. In this nefarious jungle, she will fight to find the culprit and avenge her uncle.

Read now to discover if Hanna triumphs in her quest!

Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, is in dire straits. His most critical operation is on the verge of collapse. Russian counterintelligence is closing in on a spy – Alex’s prized asset at the top of Moscow’s hierarchy.It all started with a whisper. A traitor inside the Ukrainian General Staff tipped off the Russians: Ukraine had prior knowledge of Moscow’s war plans. Now the noose tightens, and Alex must do the impossible – unmask the traitor before the Russians can neutralize his asset.But if they strike first, the CIA’s operation – and Alex himself – could be compromised, costing Ukraine territory and countless lives. And if the Ukrainians ar...

Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, is in dire straits. His most critical operation is on the verge of collapse. Russian counterintelligence is closing in on a spy – Alex’s prized asset at the top of Moscow’s hierarchy.It all started with a whisper. A traitor inside the Ukrainian General Staff tipped off the Russians: Ukraine had prior knowledge of Moscow’s war plans. Now the noose tightens, and Alex must do the impossible – unmask the traitor before the Russians can neutralize his asset.But if they strike first, the CIA’s operation – and Alex himself – could be compromised, costing Ukraine territory and countless lives. And if the Ukrainians ar...