Oiorpata

In OIORPATA (The Thriller), CIA Station Chief Ben Gordon becomes the hunter and the hunted.  He identifies a CIA mole, or does he?  Are the clues too pat?  In his quest, he travels from the Byzantine menace of Moscow to the icy expanse of Northern Russia, from the sinister threat of Langley to the lost treasure of the Aztecs, and death lurks at every twist of the path.

The Cold War is not only far from over, the Soviet Union is plotting to make Mexico a Soviet State with nuclear missiles and submarine bases.
Ben's world turns upside-down. Believed by no one, betrayed by his fellow agents, he's hunted by both sides.

A five-year-old girl becomes 57-J, beautiful assassin without a memory.  Taken to a secret camp, brainwashed and programmed, trained in seduction, she fights a lonely battle for control of her mind.

When his own agency turns against him, who can Ben trust?  The woman who has tried to kill him twice?

Five Star Review by Billie Sue Mosiman (Edgar-nominated Author) --
If you like intrigue and stories about spies, good and bad, this will be a new take on the subject matter. Ferguson has crafted a finely interwoven novel of the Cold War and because it's based on real events, it's a real eye-opener. What if the Russians were able to take over Mexico and aimed weapons at the US? What if a lovely girl is brainwashed and made into a seductive spy? What if you fall in love with the girl who is your assassin and wants you dead? Read this to find out what happens.

The mission is incredible.  The consequences of failure are unthinkable.  The ending is unimaginable.

Richard Ferguson weaves an intricate web of espionage and intrigue with laser accuracy.

Daring and provocative, the ultimate page-turner.