A New York Times Bestseller
“A remarkably timely and pulse-quickening tale of deception, divided loyalty, and moral haziness.” —Raleigh News & Observer
Harry Pappas, chief of the CIA’s Persia House, receives an encrypted message from a scientist in Tehran. But soon the source of secrets from the Iranian bomb program dries up: the scientist panics; he’s being followed, but he doesn’t know who’s on to him, and neither does Harry. To get his agent out, Harry turns to a secret British spy team known as “The Increment,” whose operatives carry the modern version of the double-O “license to kill.” But the real story is infinitely more complicated than Harry understands, and to get to the bottom of it he must betray his own country.
Reviews
“A page-turner of the highest order.” —Publishers Weekly
“A meticulously crafted, tightly woven tale…A thinking person’s thriller.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“In a world where so much spy fiction is junk, it’s refreshing to come across a book that enlightens as well as entertains.” —Washington Times
TV News
Universal Cable Productions and Hypnotic have teamed to develop a television series based on The Increment. Gideon Raff (Homeland) is set to write the adaptation and direct. (Deadline, 3/17/16)