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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Brian L. Reece for his latest release, Stealing Stealth: A Gabrielle Hyde Thriller.

Book: Stealing Stealth: A Gabrielle Hyde Thriller
Author: Brian L. Reece
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
Publisher: Waffle Ink Press
Page Count: 472
Genres: Cold War Techno-Thriller
Available in: ebook, paperback
For Readers Who Enjoyed Reading: Atmosphere: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Le Carré); Action: Damascus Station (McCloskey); Tech: The Hunt for Red October (Clancy)

“Reece’s background in military intelligence gives the novel authenticity… The action is sharp, the briefing-room politics are tense, and the heist sequences cinematic.” 
— Publishers Weekly

About the Book

The only way to protect the ultimate secret is to steal it.

1977. Deep inside the secretive Skunk Works facility, the United States is forging its biggest advantage of the Cold War: Stealth technology. Invisible to radar, it will shift the global balance of power forever. But a traitor at the highest level is about to hand the blueprints to the Soviets.

CIA Officer John Olson has seven days to stop the leak. But his agency is compromised, the FBI is hunting him, and the official protocols are a suicide pact. Out of time and out of options, Olson realizes he can’t save the program by following the rules. He has to break them.

Olson turns to the only person capable of stealing the unstealable: Gabrielle Hyde. The brilliant, elusive con artist he spent a decade hunting is now his only hope.

Together, they must launch an elaborate con against the U.S. government itself. From the dusty streets of Africa to the high-security vaults of Los Angeles, they must outwit a ruthless KGB assassin and a vengeful FBI agent to pull off the greatest heist in military history.

You can find Stealing Stealth: A Gabrielle Hyde Thriller here:
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“A stellar series debut… sophisticated thriller that prizes psychology as much as action.” 
— BestThrillers

About The Author

Brian L. Reece

Brian L. Reece spent 26 years in Air Force special operations, flying combat missions across the Middle East and Africa. He holds master’s degrees in strategy, history, and business. An award-winning screenwriter and SAG actor, he also served as a technical advisor on films like Transformers and Terminator Salvation. His work fuses real-world experience with hard-boiled noir, exploring what happens when systems fail and professionals are forced to make terrible choices.

You can find author Reece here:
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