In this fast-paced, tightly woven espionage story, Chris Morehouse, a British contractor for the CIA, must intercept an assassin in Berlin. The shooter’s target: an Iranian nuclear scientist who wants to defect to the West. With minimal intelligence on the assassin—positioned somewhere in a specific high-rise—Chris must find and eliminate the threat. One split-second before the trigger-pull, Chris realizes the assassin is someone he knows . . . very well. He freezes in the gut-wrenching decision—save the defector and kill his friend, or fail in his mission and let the shooter go free—and then . . . In Mask of Deceit, David Davies takes readers on a journey that spans the globe from the United Kingdom to Germany, India to Greece, and the United States to Sweden. The plot weaves and spins, pitting intelligence agencies and spies against each other who all have one thing in common—deceit. Will Chris play the pawn and complete his mission, or will he let emotions rule?

What’s the threat? What’s to ignore? With the uncanny ability to take in all and size up the situation instantaneously, Chris Morehouse provides invaluable service as a chauffeur for the CIA in Bonn. Reacting from his usual instinct tempered with exceptional judgment, he saves the life of the US ambassador to Germany during a terrorist attack and gives the CIA further reason to prepare Chris for a greater role in the security of the United States. Should Chris, a British citizen, dream so big? Will he live long enough to make dreams a reality? Life-threatening danger seems to follow him everywhere, even in his travels outside Europe. Does he have a wild imagination, as some in the FBI think, or is someone truly out to kill him?

Within hours of the devastating terrorist attacks on 9/11, CIA officer Chris Morehouse is dispatched on a mission to Afghanistan. Objective: locate a man he once wanted to kill and get him to the United States . . . dead or alive. Thrust into a war zone with little more than a pistol and an ill-conceived plan, Chris, the duty-bound former soldier and bodyguard, marches into the unknown anticipating the worst. During his search, Chris realizes his adventure has only just begun when he discovers signs of lethal terrorist intent. With the Taliban closing in, Chris has precious little time to get his evidence securely out of the country. Then, discovering a new wave of terrorist attacks has struck the US West Coast, he must elude the enemy, find the instigator, and prevent further atrocities.

People say CIA officer Chris Morehouse is insubordinate, difficult and irritable. His boss says he's a liability, and his team doesn't want to work with him. He's crossed all the wrong people. Chris's job is on the line, but he still has one task to complete: find the architect of 9/11-the man known only as "Mukhtar." But Mukhtar is a ghost; he can't be found. The terrorist mastermind is cunning, and determined to evade his pursuers while furthering his campaign of terror. The CIA needs a source to help find him, an asset who can guide them to Mukhtar. Chris Morehouse has a lead, a potential ally. But can he hold on to his job long enough to capture America's most wanted terrorist-or will he die trying?