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An Unlikely Asset is a gripping coming-of-age political thriller set against the turbulence of Washington, D.C. in the final days of the Nixon administration.

When college student Matt Thomas lands a low-level job at the White House, he expects grunt work and maybe a brush with history—he never expects to become the target of a beautiful foreign agent. But after a chance encounter with Anna, a mysterious woman whose charm masks dangerous intentions, Matt is thrust into the shadowy world of Cold War espionage.

As Anna pulls him into a web of seduction, deception, and international intrigue, Matt becomes an unwitting pawn in a high-stakes intelligence operation. Caught between the FBI, Russian operatives, and the collapsing presidency he works for, he must find out who he can trust—and whether he has what it takes to survive.

Fast-paced, sharply observed, and rich with 1970s political detail, An Unlikely Asset follows one young man’s journey from naïve student to reluctant spy during one of the most consequential moments in American history.