Breaking Protocol

Three pictures. Sent from a U.S. Congressman’s office to a North Korean General that is intercepted by a U.S. intelligence team. What do the pictures mean, what is their intent and how is the congressman’s office involved. The Office of Naval Intelligence assigns a small team to analyze the pictures and determine their use. What starts out as a simple code-breaking task turns into a nightmare involving foreign agents, Washington, DC politics, shadow governments and deep state players. The team not only has to deal with international intrigue but American assets working against them, as well. On top of this, they must also work against the clock and they’re almost out of time before they even begin. In the midst of all this, they discover the real plan of North Korea’s nuclear intentions and that the plan may already be in play.

Before Mr. T. James LeDoux became a master storyteller of espionage, he was a recognized corporate process management consultant, leadership consultant and writer with over 40 years experience as an engineer, manager and leader in the high-tech industry. He moved into writing fiction spy thrillers after being told by a couple of friends that his writing and plots were as good, maybe better, than Tom Clancy. Realizing that he had an untapped skill for writing thrillers, he retired from his engineering career and writing business books, dedicating full time to writing spy and action novels.
 
As a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, he worked on river operations on the upper Mekong River with the Mobile Riverine Force and, at times, supporting the Office of Naval Intelligence in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970. His military experience extends from years 1968 to 2000, in both active and reserve service in the Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. In Coast Guard Reserves, he was part of the Coast Guard security team for former President Nixon's residence at the Western White House at San Mateo Point in California.
 
He is author of several books on business management and historical subjects such as 'The Barbarians Guide to Management' (2012), 'Amateurs With Egos' (2013), and 'Trouble on the Grand Canal' (2013).
 
His novels include 'The First Real Christmas' (2012) and espionage novels 'Unsanctioned Protocol' (2017) and 'Breaking Protocol' (2018).