Editorial Note,
The Fossey Tapes begins with a reporter following the trail of an old 1975 kidnapping, but the deeper he digs, the less the story resembles a simple historical mystery.
The investigation pulls him into the political machinery of Cold War Africa: shifting alliances, proxy conflicts, covert operations, intelligence interests, and governments making decisions far from public view.
What begins as a search for answers becomes a collision between personal memory and national policy.
Old veterans remember pieces of the story. Archived records reveal others. Some people want the past understood. Others would prefer it stay buried.
The novel sits at the intersection of military history, journalism, and political intrigue, where the facts themselves can become dangerous depending on who still has something to lose.
At its heart, The Fossey Tapes asks a simple question:
What happens when yesterday’s secrets outlive the people who created them, and someone finally starts listening?