In conversation with Jennifer Granick

When an NSA senior told Richard Thieme “The only way you can tell the truth is through fiction,” he was right. The labyrinthine tapestry of the Mobius Trilogy is a tour de force as Thieme tells “the least untruthful things” he can about the powerful and often traumatic impacts of life on the edges of a dark world.

The Mobius Trilogy is the result of thirty years working with security and intelligence professionals all over the world. In various guises–as a contractor and contributor, a speaker, a confidante for hurting friends, a keen observer of human behavior–Thieme manifests the unique sensibility that enabled him to immerse himself in that work and world and illuminate it with style and grace. As one reader said, “Thieme writes Mobius: A Memoir with all the tragic beauty of a fallen angel.”

The Mobius trilogy is the story of an intelligence professional coming to terms with the personal consequences of his work. The second book is now available. The Mobius Vector: The Long Road Home is a tale of Mobius’ learning to live as a whistleblower after decades in intelligence and his subsequent search for redemption, love–and revenge when a colleague is killed. It is a romance with a difference: to learn to tell the truth after a lifetime of lying and prying and spying is not trivial.

Richard Thieme is an author/professional speaker who addresses challenges posed by new technologies, how to redesign ourselves to meet these challenges, and creativity in response to radical change. He has published hundreds of articles, dozens of stories, eleven books, and has delivered hundreds of speeches. He spoke in 2022 at Def Con for the 26th year which honored him as an "uber contributor." He has keynoted security conferences in 15 countries. His latest books are Mobius: A Memoir and The Mobius Vector, fictional accounts of the career of an intelligence professional. The third book in the Mobius trilogy is in progress.

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