December, 2000: Β 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 Ladenβs every word as he talks on his satellite phone to al Qaeda cells. Β What heβs planning is bigβa strike against the U.S.βand they know from the intercepts theyβll learn the details any dayβ¦ any minute. Β 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.Β Alexandra OβMalley, consummate Intelligence Analyst, must sort through the clues and scramble to stop the escalating crisesβ¦ but to succeed, sheβll have to break all the rules.Β
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.Β M. E. Harrigan delivers the first insiderβs perspective in NSAβs history. Β 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. Β Itβs a story of betrayal and treachery, courage and loyaltyβ¦ so real youβll wonder how much is true.
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