The Cyclops Initiative

November 16, 2015
In Wellington’s exciting third thriller featuring Jim Chapel (after 2014’s The Hydra Protocol), a Predator drone hits a cargo ship carrying radioactive materials at an inspection station in the Port of New Orleans. As panic spreads across the country, military strategists suspect a hacker somehow managed to commandeer a CIA drone to carry out the attack. Chapel, a military intelligence officer who was once a Special Forces commando, disagrees with his bosses’ conclusion that the culprit is a hacker known as Angel—who happens to be a woman he’s quite close to. The rift becomes so wide that some in the military begin to think that Chapel himself could be behind the attack. With no options left, the tough yet humble Chapel decides to go on the run. He stays close to the ground, but must fight off assassins as he makes his way from New York City to Washington, D.C. Only a few cringe-inducing sex scenes mar the swift-moving plot. Agent: Russell Galen, Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency.

December 1, 2015
Wellington's third novel to feature spy Jim Chapel may be his best yet. When a terrorist attack from a hacker results in death and widespread fear, Chapel is dismayed to learn that the person responsible appears to be his handler, Angel, whom Chapel has always trusted absolutely and who has saved his life more times than he can remember. Forced to choose sides between Angelsomeone he has always trustedand his higher-up bosses, Chapel opts to work off the grid in an attempt to prove Angel's innocence. Complicating matters further, to do what needs to be done, Chapel must enlist the aid of his ex-lover Julia. Romance, treachery, and action galore highlight this terrific thriller, which will leave readers clamoring for the next Chapel adventure. Fans of Daniel Silva and Matthew Dunn will especially enjoy this exploration into the world of covert intelligence.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)