When a devastating terrorist attack claims the life of his wife, a quiet CIA cryptographer named Charles Heller is thrust into a world he’s only ever known from behind a desk. Fueled by grief and a need for justice, Heller proposes an audacious plan: use his cyber skills to track the terrorists himself. But the agency dismisses him as untrained and emotionally compromised. Refusing to accept their inaction, Heller goes rogue, setting off a high-stakes chase that takes him deep into the shadows of international espionage. As he dives deeper into the world of covert operations, Heller is forced to navigate a brutal landscape of double agents, shifting loyalties, and moral ambiguity. With every step, he transforms from a reluctant analyst into a man willing to risk everything to uncover the truth. But the closer he gets to the people responsible, the more he begins to question not only the system he served, but his own motivations. The Amateur is a gripping spy thriller that explores the thin line between vengeance and justice, and the cost of taking matters into your own hands. Packed with tense action, psychological intrigue, and emotional depth, it’s a story of one man’s descent into the dark heart of espionage—and what he’s willing to sacrifice to expose it.