Description: James Hunter worked for an unnamed United States government intelligence agency referred to merely as "the Agency" until 1969, when he resigned because he disapproved of the Agency's methods. He retired from the espionage business to run a rare books store in Santa Barbara, California. General Baker is ordered to recruit six counterespionage agents to form a new covert agency also unnamed, charged with protecting the United States from a variety of threats whether they arise domestically or abroad. Baker's first choice for the new agency is Hunter.
