Victor Robert Lee is the author of the espionage novel Performance Anomalies, acclaimed as “a thoroughly original work of fiction.” His writing probes the complexities of the Asia-Pacific region, drawing on unique reporting and perspectives. Lee's recent fieldwork in the South China Sea and East China Sea has appeared in leading publications. Through his narratives, he offers readers a distinctive lens on contemporary geopolitical issues and international relations.
A freelance spy with a genetic mutation that gives him a hyper-fast neurological system, Cono gets sucked into a maelstrom of betrayal that forces him to question all notions of friendship and allegiance--and which affects the fate of an oil-rich nation and a hidden stockpile of weapons-grade uranium.