What if the mass killings in the news had been prevented? In this thriller, hate-crime survivor Sophia Borghese leads The Hyperion Network, a private intelligence agency created to do just that. Hyperion employs cutting-edge technology envied by the NSA and field agents trained by the world’s best spy agencies. Hyperion has uncovered a white nationalist threat called The First Cull—a day of carnage in three countries to jump start race wars. The police and security bureaucracies consider the threat “aspirational.” Sophia and her teams race against the clock to stop the charismatic engineering genius behind the plot and save thousands of innocent lives.
"Electric with suspense... Smart, intriguing, and unforgettable."
— Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Assassins
Laura Manning is a former Central Intelligence Agency Weapons of Mass Destruction analyst and a Department of Homeland Security all threats and all hazards planner. She has a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to and after government service she has taught Political Science at seven universities across the United States. Most recently she teaches two masters-level courses: "Science Policy Matters" and “Evolving Homeland Security” in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Laura lives with her family in Maryland and spends as much time near the Chesapeake Bay or on a golf course as is possible.
May 20, 2024
Bonnie Suchman, Commissioner on the MD Public Service Commission, an environmental lawyer, and a friend, asked me to serve as moderator for her book launch for STUMBLING STONES. The event on May 12 brought in fifty people to hear about the fictionalized life of Alice Heppenheimer, a fashion designer, entrepreneur, and a Jew in Nazi Germany. Bonnie's talk and the book were both very moving. I highly recommend STUMBLING STONES, especially during these polarized political times.
- Hi all. Thank you to the librarians at White Oak Library in Silver Spring, MD for having a copy of The Hyperion Network on their shelves!
- Sequel to THE HYPERION NETWORK is confirmed! Watch for HYPERION NIGHT WATCH due later in 2023!
- Book Signing to be scheduled for The Hyperion Network in North Beach. Details will be posted here.