O. Nicholas Cicero

Prior to becoming a political appointee, Augustus Peña was an assassin for National Intelligence Covert Operations [NICO]. He believed his past was behind him. Yet, when he starts to write fiction that bears a resemblance to his experiences, his former director Milken, elects to silence him.

The decision to eliminate the Peña threat stems from...

In The Augustus Peña Series opener, Assassin’s Breach, Augustus killed in the name of family, as opposed to country, after his former director targeted him for assassination as retribution for Augustus having sought permission to write fictional books that bore a resemblance to Augustus’ true experiences.

As he engages in battles to save his...

Nearly two decades have passed since the carnage inflicted upon Augustus’ family, and the subsequent exposure of government criminality.

Throughout this period, Augustus remained in a sanctuary to heal not only from physical, emotional, and psychological wounds, but from an incurable illness.

Cloaked in the shadows to evade detection from the...