THE WAYWARD SPY

The Wayward Spy

THE WAYWARD SPY has been named The Best Thriller of 2021 by the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

“[A] gripping debut and series launch . . . Ouellette, a former CIA analyst, brings plenty of authenticity to this fast-paced spy thriller. Readers will look forward to Maggie’s further adventures. ” —Publishers Weekly

“Every once in a decade you read a book like The Wayward Spy, which is thrilling, addictive, and sends you reading more thrillers, but you’ll go back to this stunning book by Susan Ouellette and reread this tour de force.” —The Strand Magazine, a Top 12 Book of the Year

“Susan Ouellette has written a well-crafted page-turner that benefits not only from her imagination and way with words—but from her experience. She has walked the halls of the House Intelligence Committee and the CIA and knows those institutions as very few novelists do. ” —Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal, Former CIA Assistant Director for Analysis; Former Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

When her fiancé, a CIA operative accused of treason, is killed overseas, intelligence analyst Maggie Jenkins smells cover-up and sets out to clear his name. Maggie disobeys direct orders and travels to Tbilisi, Georgia, to follow a trail littered with secrets and lies, corruption and deceit, risking her own life to expose the terrorist threat at the intersection where the Russian Mafia, Chechen rebels, Al Qaeda and … US government officials meet.

From the halls of power in Washington, D. C. to the political chaos of the former Soviet Union, Maggie must confront players from the intelligence, political, and criminal worlds who will do anything to stop her. How far will Maggie go to uncover the truth?

The Wayward Assassin – coming soon – March 2022!

Maggie Jenkins has survived her fiance’s murder, but she can’t move forward until she hunts down the remaining terrorist, a Chechen woman who the CIA says is already dead.  The Wayward Assassin introduces readers to a new face of terrorism – someone who doesn’t fit the terrorist profile, who can slip undetected from attack to attack, and who will pursue a personal vendetta at any cost.  Maggie and the terrorist battle each other and the burden of their personal tragedies in pursuit of the truth and revenge.