The Quantum Spy: A Thriller

The question is: Who will build it first, the United States or China?The latest of David Ignatius’s timely, sharp-eyed espionage novels follows CIA agent Harris Chang into a quantum research lab compromised by a suspected Chinese informant. The breach provokes a mole hunt that is obsessive, destructive, andabove alluncertain: Do the leaks expose real secrets, or are they false trails meant to deceive the Chinese? Chang soon finds that there is a thin line between loyalty and betrayal, as the investigation leads him down a rabbit hole as dangerous as it is deep.Grounded in the real-world global charge toward technological dominance, The Quantum Spy presents a sophisticated game of cat-and-mouse wired to an exhilarating cyber thriller.. The race to build the first quantum computer heats up in the newes

And the ageless battle of spy versus spy. In short: David Ignatius knows his stuff.” - Wolf Blitzer. Couldn't put it down.” - Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA (2006-2009) and NSA (1999-2005)“I’ve read many novels by David Ignatius and have loved them allbut The Quantum Spy takes us to a whole new level of intrigue and espionage. It’s also unbelievably timely. A contemporary problem: quantum computing. Panetta, former Director of the CIA (2009-2011) and Secretary of Defense (2011-2013)“A work for now and forever. David Ignatius may call it a novel, but for those of us who know the work of the intelligence community, this book is nothing less than a real-life insight into the ongoing battle for dominance in the digital world. The names may be fictitious, but what they are fighting about is very real!” - Leon E. A contemporary adversary: China. “A thrilling window into th

He has written several New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Director. He lives in Washington, DC. . David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for nearly three decades