Caution! Caution! Caution! Swinging into Treason contains elements of: Intrigue, violence, murder, sex, humor, treachery, temptation, drama, and yes treason!! Five years after leaving the CIA, Sam MacDonald and his former partner, John Smith, built a wildly successful investment firm, Lucre Investments. The name, derived from the Latin word for "ill-gotten gains," is fitting. Their seed money? Ten million dollars appropriated from a group of jihadist terrorists they eliminated on their final mission in Afghanistan. Sam’s sharp instincts and leadership have propelled Lucre Investments to prominence, earning him an invitation to lunch at the White House with the President and the Secretary of Defense. But recognition isn't the only reason for the meeting. A key defense contractor, developing a groundbreaking naval defense system, is behind schedule and worse, the CIA suspects the company has been infiltrated by a Chinese spy. The President personally asks Sam to step in, get the program back on track, prevent sabotage, and unmask the infiltrator. Things take a darker turn when the company’s CEO is murdered. As Sam works with the FBI to unravel the crime, they find no shortage of motives. Was it tied to the cutting-edge weapon system? The CEO’s sordid entanglement in an elite swingers' club, where executives and their spouses swap more than business secrets? His mounting gambling debts to the local mafia? Or was it an act of espionage part of a larger plot to steal classified military technology? When Russian agents attempt a daring break-in to seize the weapon schematics, a violent shootout erupts. Sam and the FBI now face a dangerous trifecta: a corporate murder mystery, Chinese operatives willing to kill for classified intelligence, and Russian agents vying for the same prize. Amidst the chaos, Sam, a recent widower still reeling from his loss becomes the unexpected target of seduction. The advances of women from the exclusive swingers' club, along with the beautiful and ambitious Director of DARPA, threaten to complicate his mission. Can Sam stay focused long enough to complete his task, or will distractions, both deadly and seductive seal his fate before the weapon system ever sees the light of day