The Inner Circle

Brad Meltzer · first published 2011 · ISBN 9780446582636

An archivist at the National Archives discovers that George Washington founded a secret spy network that never disbanded and continues operating today, protecting the presidency from the shadows. When a priceless artifact surfaces, he is pulled into a two-hundred-year conspiracy that forces him to question who he can trust. The novel launches the Culper Ring trilogy and stakes Meltzer's claim as a writer capable of sustained storytelling across multiple books.