"Into the Shadows, Black River is the story of Michael Brennan, a career CIA non-official cover (NOC) intelligence officer and his quest to identify and disrupt a plot crafted by the Islamic State terror group. After Michael travels to Israel and meets with Israeli Intelligence, he partners with Elif Turan, a Mossad agent working in Turkey as a 'false flag' along the Syrian border. Together, they must use their skills and tradecraft to stop Islamic State's scheme of introducing the deadly Ebola virus into New York City. The book takes readers on an exciting and fast-paced journey to places such as Israel, Cyprus, Germany, Syria, Turkey, Jamaica, Cuba and New York City. This realistic story of our time is designed to keep readers immersed while educating them to the world of intelligence operations and a very real threat to international peace and security." -- Back cover