Alex Finley
Pen name of a former CIA officer and writer known for satirical novels about intelligence and national security, including Victor in the Rubble; also a frequent commentator on espionage, disinformation, and oligarch yacht-tracking.
Books
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1. Victor In The Rubble
A Satire of the CIA and the War on Terror
A weary intelligence officer posted to a war-on-terror hotspot struggles to track a slippery extremist while navigating a suffocating maze of metrics, contractors, trainings, and security rules that prize appearances over results. Through biting satire and absurd misadventures, the story lampoons the disconnect between headquarters and the field, where risk aversion and bureaucracy smother initiative, while hinting at the personal toll of an endless, mismanaged conflict.
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