Marina Del Ray, CA Author Publishes Cold War Thriller

January 22, 2016 - "Stealth Gambit," a new book by Wes Truitt, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Set in the midst of the Cold War, "Stealth Gambit" is a compelling, realistic tale of espionage between the CIA and the Soviet KGB. An ambitious but naïve Columbia University graduate student, Nick Butler, is recruited by the CIA. He poses as an industrial spy for a major U.S. aerospace company, stealing classified military airplane technology from NATO aerospace companies for his company's use. The data is false-supplied to him by British, French, and U.S. intelligence.

Believing the data is genuine, KGB female agents take the technology from him to assist Soviet aircraft design bureaus in their race for air supremacy against the U.S. Air Force. To obtain his industrial secrets, KGB women agents seduce our unsuspecting hero, who later finds out who they really work for-Yuri Andropov, Chairman of the powerful KGB.

About the Author:
Wes Truitt is an experienced writer, having published four nonfiction books, the latest of which is "Power and Policy: Lessons for Leaders in Government and Business" (Praeger Publishers, 2010).

He bases the realism of "Stealth Gambit" on his years of experience as an executive in the military aircraft industry and his long association with the CIA, the Defense and State Departments, and the U.S. Air Force. He was a consultant to Rand Corporation, the USAF's leading think tank, and is currently a member of their Policy Circle. Also, he was Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy, at UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management, and Executive-in-Residence at Loyola Marymount University's College of Business Administration.

Dr. Truitt has spoken on defense and foreign policy issues at CATO Institute, Brookings Institution, the Central Intelligence Agency, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, and other organizations. He has testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on foreign military sales issues. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science at Columbia University.

"Stealth Gambit" is a 276-page hardcover with a retail price of $25.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-1928-0. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.