New novel pits rogue CIA agent against international terrorist cell

The Wave of the Future by Duane De Mello follows a counterterrorist agent as he battles Islamic extremists while confronting betrayal within his own organization

SWAN POINT, Md. (MMD Newswire) February 22, 2010 -- The Wave of the Future by Duane De Mello, features an intricate web of spies, intelligence agents, terrorists and bureaucrats as they wage war over the future of the free world.

When a group of terrorists target a nuclear waste processing facility in northwestern England and a Washington, D.C. airport for their next acts of violence, it's up to CIA counterterrorist agent Mitch Vasari to stop them. But Vasari's work is complicated by terrorist mastermind Dr. Abdul-Karim bin Ahmad, a Pakistani physician working at a hospital in Scotland. Caught in the middle is Patrick Cahill, an Irish national and Dr. bin Ahmad's accomplice, who also happens to be deep undercover for Vasari and the agency. The players circle in a deadly dance of violence and deception as the clock ticks steadily toward a cataclysmic devastation.

"Succeeding in the war on terrorism is an enormously difficult task that is fraught with danger," De Mello says. "With terrorists throwing down a gauntlet of unending prospects for acts of devastation and the loss of lives, only the most skillful and professional counterterrorist operations will serve to bring them to justice."

When the terrorist group succeeds against their first target, in England, Varsari picks up the pieces of the operation and follows the cell to their next attack, this time in the U.S. With disillusionment growing, he questions his commitment to the agency and what his future prospects are for continuing his oath of loyalty, dedication and secrecy.

The Wave of the Future is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.

About the Author
Duane De Mello is a writer, former educator and retired CIA officer. He earned a master's degree at Stanford University and wrote his first book, The McCarthy Era: 1950-1954, while he was a high school teacher in Cupertino, Calif. After serving two tours in Vietnam as a civilian advisor, De Mello stayed in Asia for two decades working as a businessman in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Japan. Returning to the U.S. and managing a laser and sensor technology firm in southern California, he eventually joined the CIA as an operations officer and returned to work overseas. De Mello is now retired and lives with his wife in southern Maryland where he is at work on another novel.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Duane De Mello
Email: casademello@comcast.net
Phone: (301) 259-0038

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