The American. Andrew Britton

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      KENSINGTON BOOKS

       http://www.kensingtonbooks.com

      For my mother, Anne

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I would like to start by gratefully acknowledging Linda Cashdan of The Word Process. Linda proved almost prescient in her advice; even the suggestions I didn’t take were later recommended by my publisher and ultimately found their way into the book. I couldn’t have done it without her.

      Special thanks go to Mark A. Jones of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, who was extremely generous with his time and knowledge; to Officer Rodney Parks of the D.C. Metro Police Department, for all of his insight; and to Erika Lease, M.D., for her wisdom and, more importantly, her friendship.

      My heartfelt appreciation goes out to the talented team of professionals at Kensington: Steven Zacharius, the president and CEO, Laurie Parkin, Michaela Hamilton, and Wendy Bernhardt. I am also eternally grateful to my editor, Audrey LaFehr, for her boundless support and enthusiasm.

      I owe a debt of gratitude to my literary agent, Nancy Coffey, who believed in this novel from the start.

      And to Jeralyn Valdillez, for supporting me when the only thing I was writing was research papers.

      CONTENTS

      PROLOGUE

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 1

      CAPE ELIZABETH, MAINE

      CHAPTER 2

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 3

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 4

      LANGLEY, VIRGINIA

      CHAPTER 5

      IRAN

      CHAPTER 6

      WASHINGTON, D.C. • CAPE ELIZABETH

      CHAPTER 7

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 8

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 9

      IRAN

      CHAPTER 10

      BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA

      CHAPTER 11

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 12

      LANGLEY • NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

      CHAPTER 13

      NORFOLK

      CHAPTER 14

      IRAN • NORFOLK

      CHAPTER 15

      CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

      CHAPTER 16

      IRAN

      CHAPTER 17

      CAPE TOWN

      CHAPTER 18

      IRAN • CAPE TOWN

      CHAPTER 19

      TAJIKISTAN • CAPE TOWN • PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA

      CHAPTER 20

      TAJIKISTAN • PRETORIA

      CHAPTER 21

      PRETORIA • TAJIKISTAN • LANGLEY

      CHAPTER 22

      ASHLAND, VIRGINIA • WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 23

      NORFOLK • WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 24

      ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

      CHAPTER 25

      WASHINGTON, D.C. • HANOVER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

      CHAPTER 26

      WASHINGTON, D.C. • LANGLEY

      CHAPTER 27

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 28

      HANOVER COUNTY • LANGLEY • WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 29

      TYSON’S CORNER, VIRGINIA• CAPE ELIZABETH • HANOVER COUNTY

      CHAPTER 30

      TYSON’S CORNER • HANOVER COUNTY

      CHAPTER 31

      TYSON’S CORNER, VIRGINIA

      CHAPTER 32

      RICHMOND, VIRGINIA • HANOVER COUNTY

      CHAPTER 33

      TYSON’S CORNER • HANOVER COUNTY • WASHINGTON, D.C.

      CHAPTER 34

      WASHINGTON, D.C. • ASHLAND

      CHAPTER 35

      LANGLEY • CAPE ELIZABETH

      CHAPTER 36

      CAPE ELIZABETH • WASHINGTON, D.C.

      PROLOGUE

      WASHINGTON, D.C.

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