The Disciples is a 1993 spy thriller by Joe Andrew, who was chairman of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, and V.C.

[1] From the bookjacket "After a recruiter for the National Security Agency goes AWOL, NSA information analyst T.C.

Kirkus Reviews called the book "An engrossing thriller--and first novel--that displays a firm grasp of conspiracy theory".

[2] Publishers Weekly wrote that although the book had "a few good twists and a clean prose style", it had "little here to recommend".

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