Novella · Libya, 1990
The Quiet Betrayal
An Espionage Story
Libya, 1990. A chemist inside Qadhafi’s chemical weapons program begins to question the regime he serves — and the CIA sees an opportunity.
Espionage fiction & memoir
Eric L. Qualkenbush
Thirty-five years in the Central Intelligence Agency. Three books about what that world is actually like — the tradecraft, the risks, the relationships, and the human judgments behind them.
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Novella · Libya, 1990
The Quiet BetrayalAn Espionage Story
Libya, 1990. A scientist knows too much. A CIA officer needs to know what he knows. And both men are about to take risks that could cost them everything.
Some betrayals are acts of treachery. Others are acts of courage.
The books
Novella · Sofia, 1985
A Line Through Sofia
A Cold War Espionage Novella
Sofia, 1985. A Bulgarian State Security officer secretly volunteers to spy for the CIA — then is posted back behind the Iron Curtain.
Memoir · A CIA career Coming soon
The Accidental Cold Warrior
A CIA Officer’s Journey Through The Cold War
The memoir of an unlikely thirty-five-year CIA career — from young case officer to Chief of Station in three countries, and the family who moved with him.
