Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Thrillers / Espionage
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:A Vic O'Bannon Series
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:332
  • eBook ISBN:9798996743513
  • Paperback ISBN:9798996743506

A Prince of Mirrors

A CIA Odyssey of Trust and Betrayal

By Mark A. Fowler

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Overview


When the U.S. kills top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, CIA officer Victoria "Vic" OʼBannon must navigate a labyrinth of trust and betrayal. Relying on her high-level assets inside Iran—a disillusioned war hero and a principled cleric—Vic races against time to uncover a catastrophic revenge plot. As the lines between duty and personal cost blur, she discovers that in the murky world of espionage, every secret has a human price.
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When a U.S. drone strike takes down Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, the Iranian regime is thrown into chaotic fury—and CIA officer Victoria "Vic" OʼBannon finds herself at the center of the storm. Recently promoted to lead Langley’s Iran backroom, Vic must manage a high-stakes network of covert assets inside Tehran: a principled cleric, a money-motivated Intelligence officer, and a newly turned, disillusioned Qods Force colonel.

Determined to avenge Soleimani’s death, Iran launches a top-secret plan for a devastating attack on American soil. As the FBI scrambles to locate a deep-cover sleeper agent already inside the U.S. heartland, Vic’s sources in Tehran risk everything to piece together the compartmented plot. But time is rapidly running out. The ruthless head of IRGC counterespionage—driven by a bitter personal grudge—begins closing the net on Vic’s key assets, putting their lives and the entire operation in jeopardy.

Grounded in authentic operational detail, A Prince of Mirrors moves at a breakneck pace between the backrooms of Langley, the paranoid halls of Tehran, and a desperate FBI manhunt across America. It is a high-octane intelligence thriller that strips away fiction's romanticized veneer to reveal the agonizing, personal cost of real-world espionage.


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About The Author


Mark Fowler is a decorated CIA Case Officer, and one of the most experienced Iran operations officers of his generation. Now retired, he served twenty-two years at CIA, rising to the number two positions on Iran and Iraq within the Agency. A Middle East expert, Mark is a veteran of the US War on Terror, Iran specialist and Farsi speaker. While at CIA, Mark served in foreign assignments across Europe, South Asia and the Middle East, including as Chief of Station. Mark also served as the senior Directorate of Operations representative to the Presidential 'Commission on Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction' following the 2003 Iraq invasion.

After retiring from the CIA, Mr. Fowler has worked as a consultant, including seven years at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he established the open-source analytical group, Persia House.

He is the first-time author of A Prince of Mirrors (A CIA Odyssey of Trust and Betrayal), and is currently working on his second Vic O'Bannon novel, Second Protocol. Mark also writes on Substack - under Mark A. Fowler/@malfow5 - where he provides analysis on Iran and other foreign policy and Middle East issues of note.

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