Lethal Quota

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Jake Barlow is an intelligence analyst with a secret. He's using a would-be intern to fabricate intelligence so he can meet his production quota. But when tragedy strikes, Jake must scramble to cover his tracks before the law closes in. As Jake's life unravels, every move he makes pulls him deeper into a sordid quandary, until eventually he finds himself kicked out of his house, living in his car, and orchestrating a nuclear terrorist attack against his own country. In the end, Lethal Quota is a darkly funny novel full of intrigue and surprise about the tyranny of quotas in every career.

Reviews

"An impressive novel, sparkling with intelligence and artful dry humor."--Cameron Thomson, author of Static Love and To Hold Something Like You

"A riveting spy tale--a witty, well-informed political allegory...intricate, absorbing...a real page-turner...he keeps all the balls in the air until the last pages when everything comes together in a spectacular finale."--Geronimo Dodge, Goodreads

"A superb spy story...a fine narrative...I kept rooting for the very flawed hero and he doesn't disappoint."--Stephanie Perichino, Amazon Reviewer

"Keats is genius!"--Fahan Ali, author of RE: Break room refrigerator

Author Bio

Little is known about Leo Keats, if that is his real name. He first surfaced in Bosnia as a US Army sapper in the mid-1990s, according to a clandestine source claiming secondhand access. He worked at Interpol in the mid-2000s, judging from direct and reliable signals intercepts. After that, the trail goes cold. Rumors suggest he lives a quiet life, working on a sequel.