This is a thriller set in 1960’s America during the Cold War. A cryptologist who is monitoring Soviet Communications picks up something interesting, but dies before he can tell anyone. All he leaves behind is a coded message and a warning that his code must be broken within 24 hours or the country will be endangered. Two other cryptologists go to crack the code, and the conspiracy they unearth will have massive repercussions.
The following is delicate material. It is classified by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as “Beyond Top-Secret.” Should this information fall into the wrong hands, any knowledge of you will be disavowed and your records will be terminated. You are advised to be careful, as there may be enemies listening in. Good luck, Agent Alpha. We will support this mission in any way possible.
Sincerely,
Allen W. Dulles,
Head of the CIA
August 13, 1960
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Santa Maria, California
10:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
The California air was humid as he made his way to his destination. He knew he had to move quickly. He couldn’t be seen completing the task he’d been given, by forces much greater than himself. Glancing around to be sure nobody was watching, he snuck into the shack where the American satellite Discoverer 14 was stored. He didn’t close the door; it would take too much time and make too much noise. He drew closer to the satellite and stuck a small tracking device on its massive, metallic hull. He smiled, admiring the instrument that would assure his master’s victory. Then, he exited the shack as quickly as he’d come, vanishing into the shadows that danced across the Santa Maria landscape…
August 13, 1960
Arlington Hall
Arlington, Virginia
10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
Far away from the Discoverer satellite, cryptologist Jonathan Dunlap was working on the project that would change his life. Not only was he about to make an incredible discovery, but it would also be the last project he worked on before dying. He was typing a digital communication to the head of VENONA, a top secret Government project which was supposed to report on the latest communications intercepted by the U.S. regarding Soviet actions. He was just ready to hit send when one of the terminals next to him, apparently left on, beeped. He went over to check it. It had picked up an encoded communication. He gazed at the code. I can’t stand it when things don’t make any sense; I’ll have to crack this code. He grabbed a pencil and paper from his desk and wrote down the ciphered letters. He tried a few methods that were most common in enciphered messages. Nothing is working…Still, he was determined to figure it out.
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