{"product_id":"the-ghost-of-state-patrick-potter-9798312570823","title":"The Ghost of State: Shadows of a New Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the world of espionage, the most dangerous operatives are the ones who don't officially exist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo most, he's just a U.S. State Department attaché-another nameless figure buried in diplomatic protocol. But behind the cover, he's a CIA NOC officer operating without protection, without backup, and without room for error.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a quiet surveillance assignment uncovers a stolen piece of government cyberweaponry, what begins as a simple trace escalates into a multi-layered operation spanning Europe and the Mediterranean. Smuggling networks, organized crime, and rogue states collide beneath the surface of official diplomacy-and at the center of it all is a shipment no one's supposed to know exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs alliances blur and loyalties shift, the operative must navigate a world where trust is a liability, information is currency, and exposure means erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who crave sharp realism, high-stakes tradecraft, and a look inside the silent war shaping global power-\u003cb\u003ethis is espionage done right.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798312570823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Patrick Potter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166922514687,"sku":"9798312570823","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ghost-of-state-patrick-potter-9798312570823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}