Alex Boyd, a State Department special agent and regional security officer with the Diplomatic Security Service (DS), puts himself in harm’s way protecting US embassies and personnel. Leading his Embassy Marines and DS colleagues, he fights terrorists, kidnappers, mafia thugs, and spies on his dangerous journey through the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere. His risks are shared with Rachel Smith, his girlfriend, who eventually becomes his wife. She is a State Department press officer with intellectual and fighting skills to match Alex’s. When you are assigned to a US embassy abroad, no one promises you will return alive.
About the Author
During Mel Harrison’s 28-year career with the U.S. Department of State, he was presented with the Award for Valor and the Regional Security Officer of the Year award, worldwide.
Serving most of his career in the Diplomatic Security Service, he was assigned to embassies in Islamabad, Saigon, Quito, Rome, Seoul, and London (twice).
Earning a BS degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, he completed graduate work at The American University and graduated from the NATO Defense College in Rome.
Retirement saw Mel working in corporate security for another 10 years. Now, he’s writing a series of thrillers featuring Alex Boyd, a special agent with the Diplomatic Security Service. His novels are rich with description of real behind-the-scenes situations of a diplomatic career.
Mel Harrison
