
Chapter 1: The Empty Bench in Vienna
thriller
Author
DL Mabey
Published
2026
Pages
750
When a prized intelligence source vanishes in Vienna and a covert operation collapses without explanation, CIA officer Mara Vale is drawn into a lethal investigation to identify a mole buried deep within her own service. As she moves through the corridors of power in Washington and the shadowed streets of European capitals, Mara must navigate a labyrinth of betrayal, misdirection, and psychological warfare orchestrated by an adversary who understands the West's institutions better than those who serve them.
With her career, her sanity, and the lives of assets on the line, Mara discovers that the hardest deception to detect may be the one she has been telling herself.
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