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ISBN13: 9798293063390
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 19 2025
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 19 2025
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Late 1970s, United States.
In a quiet American town far from the headlines, the Colburn family lives what seems like a normal life: Jim, a high school history teacher with a military past he doesn't talk about; Diane, a former lab assistant at a federal facility who now keeps the household running; and their teenage son, Tyler, more interested in cassette tapes and rock bands than world politics. But when Tyler stumbles upon a misdelivered envelope hidden under their mailbox-containing what appears to be classified microfilm-he unknowingly triggers a chain reaction involving secret agents, international operatives, and a Cold War conspiracy that never made the news. As the family is drawn into a dangerous web of lies and surveillance, they must decide whether to run, fight, or disappear. What happens when a quiet family becomes the key to a story that powerful people will kill to keep buried? In a world where truth is a liability and silence can save your life, the only safety lies in one terrifying certainty: Be the first to know.
In a quiet American town far from the headlines, the Colburn family lives what seems like a normal life: Jim, a high school history teacher with a military past he doesn't talk about; Diane, a former lab assistant at a federal facility who now keeps the household running; and their teenage son, Tyler, more interested in cassette tapes and rock bands than world politics. But when Tyler stumbles upon a misdelivered envelope hidden under their mailbox-containing what appears to be classified microfilm-he unknowingly triggers a chain reaction involving secret agents, international operatives, and a Cold War conspiracy that never made the news. As the family is drawn into a dangerous web of lies and surveillance, they must decide whether to run, fight, or disappear. What happens when a quiet family becomes the key to a story that powerful people will kill to keep buried? In a world where truth is a liability and silence can save your life, the only safety lies in one terrifying certainty: Be the first to know.
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