December, 2000:
In a tiny office in the basement of the National Security
Agency, a handful of analysts work on a project so secret
its existence is known to fewer than a hundred people. They
are intercepting Osama bin Laden’s every word as he talks on
his satellite phone to al Qaeda cells. What he’s planning
is big—a strike against the U.S.—and they know from the
intercepts they’ll learn the details any day… any minute.
Suddenly, the conversations stop.
A Senior Executive is murdered inside the NSA
complex, the first in a series of disasters inflicted from
both inside and outside the carefully concealed house of
spies. Alexandra O’Malley, consummate Intelligence Analyst,
must sort through the clues and scramble to stop the
escalating crises… but to succeed, she’ll have to break all
the rules.
In 9800
Savage Road, reality and fiction intersect in a
terrifying story of the events leading up to 9/11 from deep
within the cloistered walls of NSA. M. E. Harrigan delivers
the first insider’s perspective in NSA’s history. She
shreds the thick veil of secrecy and explores the thoughts
and actions, the dedication and bureaucratic infighting, and
the occasional scandals of the hidden workforce. It’s a
story of betrayal and treachery, courage and loyalty… so
real you’ll wonder how much is true.