The Outlaws a Presidential Agent novel - W.E.B. Griffin

This compilation of excerpts details the covert activities of Colonel Carlos G. Castillo and his team, known as the Office of Organizational Analysis (OOA), following their official retirement. They are involved in a mission to recover and secure a dangerous biological agent, referred to as Congo-X, that resurfaces after a previous strike. Simultaneously, high-level government officials, including the President, the Director of National Intelligence, and the CIA, are trying to locate Castillo and the Russian defectors he has been protecting, who are connected to the Congo-X situation. The text follows multiple characters navigating political maneuvering, international intrigue involving Russian intelligence (SVR), and the personal dynamics within Castillo's unusual group, all while attempting to control the biological threat and manage the fallout from the OOA's unofficial operations.