Washington, D.C., 1953. The Cold War is reaching a fever pitch, and the CIA is in crisis. Someone within its walls—code-named Protocol—is selling secrets to the Soviets, compromising missions and putting agents in graves. The agency’s director launches a quiet internal hunt before the scandal detonates in public.
Enter George Mueller, a decorated operative with a Yale education, a ruined marriage, and a reputation for loyalty. But as he delves into the shadowy world of double agents, he finds himself trapped in a tightening web of suspicion. Everyone has secrets. Some kill to keep them.
Paul Vidich’s An Honorable Man is a taut, elegant spy thriller that recalls the best of John le Carré—where patriotism, morality, and survival are never on the same side.
