The CIA is looking for walking contradictions. Recruiters seek people who can keep a secret, yet pull classified information out of others; who love their country, but are willing to leave it behind to head into dangerous places; who live double lives, but can be trusted with some of the nation’s most highly sensitive tasks.

Michele Rigby Assad was one of those people.

As a CIA agent, Michele soon found that working undercover was an all-encompassing job. The threats were real. The mission was a perilous one. Trained as a counterterrorism expert, Michele spent over a decade in the agency–a woman leading some of the most highly skilled operatives on the planet, secretly serving in some the most treacherous areas of the Middle East. But deep inside, Michele wondered: Could she really do this job? Was she in the right place at the right time, or had she misunderstood what she thought was God’s calling on her life? Did she have what it would take to survive?

The answer came when Michele faced a life-or-death choice–one that had secretly been the plan for her all along.

In Breaking Cover, Michele has at last been cleared to drop cover and tell her story: one of incredible struggle; of thwarted plans and expectations; and most of all, of discovering a faith greater than all her fears.

A memoir about a covert CIA agent — yes please! Before you pick this up, however, keep reading:

This book is less about what Assad did as a CIA agent and more about how God used those experiences to prepare her for life outside the CIA and to serve him. If you’re looking for lots of intrigue and a behind-the-scenes look at covert ops, this isn’t the book for you. If, however, you’re wondering how someone could balance their Christian faith with the life of a spy (lying all the time and having to potentially kill someone), you’ll want to pick this up.

This was an interesting look at what a decade in the CIA can look like–lots of being shot at and paperwork. It’s also a fascinating look at how someone can trust God enough to follow his leading into Iraq during wartime and yet still struggle with doubt and insecurities. Overall, an interesting read. Get your copy here!

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