Title: Covert Decisions
Author: : Donald Peters
ISBN: 978-1035855346
Pages: 573
Genre: Thriller & Suspense
A literary fiction piece that goes along Mark Taylor’s path as he begins to criticize the infrastructures, methods, and bureaucracy of the career that drew him in the first place that is paradoxically closer to fact than fiction in today’s unpredictable world of political and technological upheaval.
Covert Decisions by Donald Peters begins with an introduction to the trouble that has turned everyone’s life into a nightmare and broken their calm aspirations during the ‘9/11’ attack on one of the world’s most prominent cities.
Mark Taylor is a retiree from the US Special Forces who goes in pursuit of a new career indulging a different world from what he was used to doing. He phantoms a career in a computer software business that specializes in security systems. This has exposed him to a number of first-hand experiences that he did not have during his military duty in the country. He was given a substantial sum of money to provide an unusual deal enticement. But as Mark becomes involved in the aftermath, he finds himself in a world that isn’t what he expected. During his time as a uniformed member of the military, he begins to question the military’s logic about security and intelligence. Preceding, he is able to see another “apparent” terrorist attack that might cause disturbance to New York which he tried disseminating to halt it from happening but contrarily makes him a doubtful person in the eyes of the authorities and negates his disclosures making those as allegations towards him.
Mark finds it difficult to correct the widespread beliefs and issues because there are those who have already suffered the effects of what they consider to be anecdotal statements by him. Through a plot that spans the globe, the book provides insight into the complex world of international terrorism. It also shows that things aren’t always as they seem.
I’m still dipping my toes into the world of literary fiction to see what works and what doesn’t. Books like Donald Peters’ Covert Decisions are right up my alley. Since the 9/11 attacks, Mark Taylor, a veteran US Army Special Forces soldier, has been a pillar of his work and freshly created career on the top of their economically devastated town, according to the book. After a sweetened scheme arrangement with a customer, he starts fighting to clear his name against the claims, which adds to the story’s popularity. Readers follow Mark Taylor’s path as he begins to criticize the infrastructures, methods, and bureaucracy of the career that drew him in the first place. As the story progresses, it’ll lurk behind Mark’s investigation, debate the untrustworthy, develop a love-hate relationship with characters, and encounter first-hand experience in the complex world of cybersecurity, international terrorism, and clandestine, mercenary-like operations, which are probably closer to fact than fiction in today’s unpredictable world of political and technological upheaval.
What makes it even more exciting is that readers will follow his tenacious techniques for defending himself, a city, innocent people, and possibly the entire planet as he uncovers a potential terrorist attack that threatens to ruin his community, New York, once again. Furthermore, this book will illuminate the possibly “dark” operations of cybersecurity, government agencies, and people who prefer to ignore what is clearly laid out on the table.