Shadow Cell by Andrew & Jihi Bustamante
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What does it really mean to be a spy?
Not the movie version. The real version. Where your name is erased, your presence is forgettable on purpose, and your most powerful tools are not weapons, but people skills. Reading facial expressions. Spotting deception. Knowing who to trust, and when not to.
In Shadow Cell, Andrew and Jihi Bustamante pull back the curtain on life as an “unknown couple” inside the CIA. As newlyweds, they were sent on one of the Agency’s most sensitive missions after a mole compromised U.S. intelligence network in a foreign nation. Their job was to build trust where none existed and restore a network where betrayal had taken root.
“You don’t convince people with facts. you align with their perception of themselves”
If you’re drawn to human behavior, persuasion, and psychological strategy, this book gives you an inside look at how real intelligence officers move through the world and how high-trust relationships survive in low-trust environments.
For a sharp and honest look at the psychological demands of real intelligence work, where trust, influence, and self-control are constantly tested, Shadow Cell delivers a perspective that is both rare and deeply human.
Stay sharp… even in the shadows,
