Afghanistan: where friends look like enemies and enemies pose as friends.
A vicious warlord, rookie intelligence agent, and innocent Afghan farmer tangle in a tense and surprising tale of espionage, betrayal, deadly vanity and mercy that climaxes into the world’s most dangerous game of survival.
Based on a true story, readers call Security Day “very different and exciting—a spy and adventure story teeming with vivid, memorable characters” that is "one of those books you can't put down.”
About the Author
Matt Cricchio served in the United States Navy as an interrogator and spy handler, deploying to Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan with Special Operations Forces. He earned an MFA in fiction in 2017. He currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with his family and their dog, Chewy, a rescue from Afghanistan. You can find him @mattcricchio on Instagram.
What People Are Saying about Security Day
“Security Day is a fast paced and thrilling ride. It’s a must read for anyone with an affinity for this part of the world, spy novels, and what some must risk to help their families and countries.”
— Jamie K.
“Tremendous read! Cricchio provides a unique perspective to events in Afghanistan and his writing makes it difficult to put this novel down, highly recommend!”
— Anthony Z.
“Security Day is an engaging, electrifying book of remarkable intensity that displays Cricchio's mastery of the art of storytelling… Absolutely gripping and fantastically suspenseful!”
