The Accidental Agent

About the Book

Sid, a young computer scientist who is passionate about his profession, yearns to also serve his country. Helped by his professor, Sid accepts a job at the CIA where he can do both. But the forces of avarice and ideology conspire into the design of an industrial sabotage, which thrusts Sid into a desperate adventure he surely didn’t sign up for. His first job out of college takes him to India on a seemingly simple CIA assignment. But nothing is what it seems in the world of espionage. The web spread by a ruthless Washington lobbyist engulfs a Silicon Valley executive, an ideologue in the Pentagon, and a military general in the third world. Will Sid and his college sweetheart survive the web they are caught in?

About the Author

In his debut fiction book, Madhav Gokhlay tells a powerful story about what makes the world go round – money and influence. His simple and unassuming narration quickly draws in the reader, as the characters on the page jump to life in the reader’s mind. Madhav lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, two children, and their dog Penny.