In Jeffrey Stephens' debut novel Targets of Deception, when Jordan Sandor resigned from active service with the Central Intelligence Agency, it was before Nine-Eleven, before the fall of Saddam Hussein, before the world had so dramatically changed. Now he finds himself reluctantly drawn back into action, when a series of violent events leads him on a worldwide search to prevent a new al-Qaeda conspiracy launch a wave of cataclysmic attacks with deadly nerve gas.
Sandor follows the trail from New York to Florida to Paris and, ultimately, to the small town of Portofino on the Italian Riviera. When Sandor discovers that a rogue agent is behind the plot, he realizes that he is the one man who can prevent the catastrophe.
Targets of Deception is a fast-paced thriller that moves from one suspenseful action scene to the next in a contemporary story of the real and present perils of the modern world.
Vince Flynn, NY Times No. 1 best-selling author of Protect and Defend: "Jeffrey Stephens has arrived with Targets of Deception; a ripping, good yarn of intrigue that will keep you turning the pages all the way to its explosive ending."
Steve Berry, NY Times best-selling author of The Charlemagne Pursuit": "Lush, lusty, fascinating, and smart. A pulse-pounding treat."
Robert K. Tanenbaum, best-selling author, Malice, Counterplay, Fury: "Jeff Stephens is a writer to watch. His first book, Targets of Deception, is a very solid, fast-paced thriller that carries the reader on a globe-trotting adventure into the world of counter-terrorism. We will want more of CIA agent Jordan Sandor."
Steve Alten, NY Times best-selling author of Meg and The Shell Game: "Jeffrey Stephens takes the reader on a fast-paced tale of international intrigue and suspense in this, his first novel, Targets of Deception. With a terrific lead character in Jordon Sandor and many plot twists, I look forward to watching Stephens develop as a top-notch author."
Jon Land, best-selling author, Strong Enough to Die: "Targets of Deception is a stunningly savage achievement. A book that will make you wonder where fact ends and fiction begins, as it scares the hell out of you."
Jeffrey Stephens is a native New Yorker who now lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife Nancy, where they raised their two sons, Graham and Trevor. They have traveled extensively as a family throughout the United States, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe, including a fateful trip years ago to Portofino, Italy, the setting for the climax of Targets of Deception.
