The Gryphon Heist

Talia Inger is a rookie CIA case officer assigned not to the Moscow desk as she had hoped but to the forgotten backwaters of Eastern Europe--a department only known as "Other." When she is tasked with helping a young, charming Moldovan executive secure his designs for a revolutionary defense technology, she figures she'll be back in DC within a few days. But that's before she knows where the designs are stored--and who's after them. With her shady civilian partner, Adam Tyler, Talia takes a deep dive into a world where only criminal minds and unlikely strategies will keep the Gryphon, a high-altitude data vault, hovering in the mesosphere.Even Tyler is more than he seems, and Talia begins to wonder: Is he helping her? Or using her access to CIA resources to pull off an epic heist for his own dark purposes?In this Ocean's Eleven-meets-Mission Impossible thriller, former tactical deception officer and stealth pilot James R. Hannibal offers you a nonstop thrill ride through the most daring heist ever conceived.Review"Hannibal's background as a former US Air Force stealth bomber pilot comes through in the details, and there is plenty of international action and intrigue in this heist thriller. Give this suspenseful tale to fans of James Rollins and Tom Clancy who are looking for something new." - Booklist"TheGryphon Heistby James R. Hannibal delves into the life of a rookie CIA operative. This firstin a two-book series explores the different possibilities of where the next danger will come from. Hannibal is able to use his vast experience as a former stealth pilot to bring realism to this story." - Crime Spree MagazineFrom the Back Cover"A movie-worthy tale of espionage and intrigue. Hannibal has done it again."--Steven James, national bestselling author of Every Wicked ManTalia Inger is a rookie CIA case officer assigned not to the Moscow desk as she had hoped but to the forgotten backwaters of Eastern Europe--a department only known as "Other." When she is tasked with helping a young, charming Moldovan executive secure his designs for a revolutionary defense technology, she figures she'll be back in DC within a few days. But that's before she knows where the designs are stored--and who's after them.With her shady civilian partner, Adam Tyler, Talia takes a deep dive into a world where criminal minds and unlikely strategies compete for access to the Gryphon, a high-altitude data vault that hovers in the mesosphere. But is Tyler actually helping her? Or is he using her for his own dark purposes?"James Hannibal has crafted a story slam full of mystery, danger, twists, and turns. I couldn't flip the pages fast enough--or bother to stop to breathe. You don't want to miss this one!"--Lynette Eason, bestselling, award-winning author of the Blue Justice series"The Gryphon Heist plunges readers into a world where no one can be trusted, nothing is as it seems, and choosing the wrong side could be catastrophic."--Lynn H. Blackburn, award-winning and bestselling author of the Dive Team Investigations series"Leap on board The Gryphon Heist and ride the whirlwind of suspense. Don't let go!"--DiAnn Mills, author of Burden of Proof, www.DiAnnMills.comFormer stealth pilot James R. Hannibal is a two-time Silver Falchion Award winner for his Section 13 mysteries for kids and a Thriller Award nominee for his Nick Baron covert ops series for adults. James is a rare multi-sense synesthete, meaning all of his senses intersect. He sees and feels sounds and smells, and hears flashes of light. He lives in Houston, Texas.About the AuthorJames R. Hannibal is no stranger to secrets and adventure. This former stealth pilot from Houston, Texas, has been shot at, locked up with surface-to-air missiles, and chased down a winding German road by an armed terrorist. He is a three-time Silver Falchion Award winner for his children's mysteries, and a Carol and Selah Award winner for The Gryphon Heist and Chasing the