Other People's Mail

Intelligence work is a great deal like flying. While flying is hours of sheer boredom with moments of stark terror, intelligence work is weeks of sheer boredom with moments of stark panic. Ben Jourdon works an analyst at the National Security Agency, specializing in the Middle East. He hadn't sought the job, and he isn’t sure he even wants it. As with many of the things in life, though, Ben has little choice—the job is an excellent cover. The only thing he ever really wanted was to be a car...