Someone has murdered three prominent residents of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia including the wife of the city's sheriff. When the trail goes cold, the sheriff's son hires dismissed FBI agent, now private investigator CJ Hawk, to look into the murder with fresh eyes. His investigation leads to the discovery of something a lot more sinister. A secret government agency, code-named ZULU CENTER, has been spun up inside the State Department with a single mission; hide the identities of the nation's covert intelligence operatives and the military's special operators. Technology is a double-edged sword. Nations are using fingerprints, retina scans, facial recognition software, and even DNA to not only monitor their own citizens, but people entering their countries from abroad. This is a challenge for the spooks and SEALs. ZULU CENTER has figured out a way to leverage that technology. Or have they? Often, when a new technology is developed by the deep state, what can go wrong eventually does. It's up to CJ Hawk and a small team of loyalists who want to be on the right side of history to solve the murders, prevent another, and expose the dark side of ZULU CENTER. " I've known F.X. Regan as a cop, an FBI agent, and now a thriller writer for nearly 40 years. His latest, Zulu Center, nails it for inside the Beltway murder, conspiracy, and intrigue. Don't miss this one ." - Fred Burton, former special agent, noted security expert, and New York Times Best Selling author. " An explosive, pulse-pounding journey with unrelenting action, Zulu Center grabs your attention early and keeps you in a state of constant suspense as it takes a turn into the world of clandestine operations. F.X. Regan has created another intriguing, high-octane thriller that's hard to put down." - Steve Netter, Best Thriller Books