Performance Anomalies Read By Victor Robert Lee
Title | : | Performance Anomalies |
Author | : | Victor Robert Lee |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Page | : | 290 pages |
ISBN | : | 1938409221 |
Victor Robert Lee s provocative debut spy thriller PERFORMANCE ANOMALIES introduces a protagonist to rival the most memorable espionage heroes Cono is a startling young man of mixed and haunting heritage who has been gifted or cursed with an accelerated nervous system An orphan from the streets of Brazil, he acts as a freelance spy, happy to use his strange talents i Victor Robert Lee s provocative debut spy thriller PERFORMANCE ANOMALIES introduces a protagonist to rival the most memorable espionage heroes Cono is a startling young man of mixed and haunting heritage who has been gifted or cursed with an accelerated nervous system An orphan from the streets of Brazil, he acts as a freelance spy, happy to use his strange talents in the service of dubious organizations and governments until, in Kazakhstan, on a personal mission to rescue a former lover, he is sucked into a deadly maelstrom of betrayal that forces him to question all notions of friendship and allegiance Relevant to our times, PERFORMANCE ANOMALIES explores the expansion of Beijing s imperial reach into Central Asia, and the takeover of Kazakhstan Cono s main adversary is a brutal Beijing agent whose personality has been twisted by the Cultural Revolution s devastation of his family Victor Robert Lee s topical depiction of a Beijing government pursuing territorial expansion resonates with current tensions over China s claims on the entire South China Sea.PERFORMANCE ANOMALIES travels from Brazil and Stanford to Almaty and the Tian Shan mountains, covering a tumultuous emotional landscape along the way The fate of an oil rich nation the size of Western Europe is at stake So, too, is a hidden stockpile of weapons grade uranium The Beijing agent craves Cono s suffering a jihadi cell wants him dead As the human cost of his mission escalates, Cono realizes that he must turn his strange talents toward higher deeds in the future if by his guile he can survive the explosive present
about Author

Victor Robert Lee writes on the Asia Pacific region, and is the author of the literary espionage novel Performance Anomalies, described by The Japan Times as a thoroughly original work of fiction Victor Robert Lee s non fiction reporting and commentary can be found in The Diplomat and elsewhere He writes under a pen name to avoid being denied travel visas by authoritarian governments.

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