Cloaks and Veils, J. C. Carleson
Cloaks and Veils, J. C. Carleson
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Cloaks and Veils

Author: J. C. Carleson

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/17/2012

Synopsis

For disgraced CIA officer Dara McIntyre, a new assignment to monitor a troubled junior agent is yet another blow to her once high-flying career. Punished for her affair with a Jordanian spy, Dara is stuck in a dreary desk job at Langley headquarters when orders come down for her to assess whether recently widowed officer Caitlin Wolff is still fit to serve in the field. Dara soon discovers that the grieving widow has dark secrets; Caitlin and her late husband, Jonathan, were running a lurid shadow operation. Convinced that the couple’s unsanctioned acts led to Jonathan’s murder, Dara investigates their final operation. Her mission to track the terrorists responsible for the murder and salvage her career takes Dara to the hedonistic playground of Dubai and the chaotic streets of Barcelona. But when the investigation takes a jarring turn, she can no longer be sure who—if anyone—she can trust.

About J. C. Carleson

J. C. Carleson is a former undercover CIA officer. Her near-decade of covert service took her around the globe, from bomb shelters in war zones to swanky cocktail parties in European capitals. A graduate of Cornell University, she lives outside Washington, DC.

Reviews

Goodreads review by D.J. on June 08, 2012

The premise of this espionage-romance is solid. Dara, expert CIA field agent, has been sidelined to a desk job for an illicit romance. The murder of a hero finds her in a position to solve the crime, fix endemic rot within the agency and redeem her own career to boot, if only she can figure out what......more

Goodreads review by Gerald on June 01, 2012

Within the pages of a work of fiction it may always be necessary to suspend disbelief. Fair enough - it is an unwritten contract between writer and reader. Meanwhile, somewhere fore or aft there is usually some factual information about the author. In Cloaks and Veils we are told that the author is......more

Goodreads review by Martin on May 30, 2015

J. C. Carleson achieves something difficult in "Cloaks and Veils": she delivers a tense, engaging espionage page-turner that eschews Bond-like superhero antics and isn’t shy about the drabber mundanities of the intelligence world. There's plenty of derring-do and spy know-how in her first novel sinc......more

Goodreads review by William C. Stalions on May 31, 2020

Excellent read. Before reading the Author’s bio at the end I knew it had to be written by a Company insider. Very well written and believable.......more

Goodreads review by Helen on July 04, 2018

Another great book from JC Carleton- gripping and an interesting spin on the secret lives and workings of spies......more

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