The Fourth Option: The First Department 55 Thriller

Five pins mark a map on the wall of a top secret office in the White House basement. The President is desperate to find the remaining objects that force him to follow the commands of an unknown organization. Peter Howard is one of Greenville's most eligible bachelors when he stumbles onto one of the objects in the basement of the Poinsett Hotel, entangling him in the conspiracy, but he doesn't know what side he's on. Doctor Sarah Kiadopolis' PhD work has attracted America's most powerful enemy and the government agency tasked with stopping them. Now she doesn't know who to trust as she is pulled into a hunt she never intended to be a part of. The Fourth Option, the first of three novels in the Department 55 series, ties historical events to a clever villain and a dynamic heroine in a plot that moves through a decade, leaving the reader wondering if it's true.

Sam Draper holds 20 US Patents in the automotive, aerospace, and energy industries. He's a graduate of Virginia Tech and UCONN. He lives with his wife and three kids in Greenville, South Carolina.