The NEARLY PERFECT PROFESSIONAL — Lee Mossel

Kat Perry is an anomaly and a prodigy. Being a Black teenager from Oakland's inner city, she is an unlikely candidate for a college golf scholarship but when recruited, she jumps at the opportunity to attend a prestigious Pacific Northwest school. She's soon immersed in winning college tournaments as well as a love affair with a White teammate soon to become her caddy.As she continues her college career, her recruiter reveals that her scholarship came with some previously undisclosed strings. As it turns out, she was also being recruited for a clandestine unit of U.S. counter intelligence: the International Security Agency, the ISA.Capitalizing on her college successes, Kat is soon embarked on a professional career which also allows her to carry out ISA assignments with ever increasing responsibilities and dangers. A devastating personal tragedy causes an irreversible change in attitude for Kat and she is soon deeply involved in the operations of the ISA.Love, betrayal, revenge, patriotism, and friendship all play into this intense story of intrigue playing out on a global scale.