She woke up with a mission. She just can't remember what it is. When elite intelligence operative Zara Wilson comes to consciousness in Gulfport, Mississippi, she knows only three things: her name, her training-and that she's late for a rendezvous at a Barnes & Noble. Everything else is gone. Zara is a Watcher, an agent for Central, a secret organization that has quietly shaped world events for centuries through absolute obedience and unseen control. Watchers don't forget. They don't hesitate. And they are never supposed to be noticed. But Zara has lost three months of her life-and possibly her cover. As she struggles to piece together her shattered memory, Zara realizes she's been living under another woman's identity: Savannah Davenport, a public figure with deep roots in a prominent Gulf Coast family. Now trapped in a life she doesn't remember choosing, Zara must hide in plain sight, fooling the Davenports, the public, and Central itself-while racing to uncover her true mission before the organization realizes she's compromised. Complicating everything is Hawke, a sharp-eyed detective who senses something is off from the start. The closer he gets, the more dangerous Zara's balancing act becomes. Because if Central discovers the truth-that one of its most valuable operatives has forgotten her orders-the punishment will be swift and final. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and steeped in Black Southern culture, Southern Fried Spy is a high-stakes espionage thriller about identity, control, loyalty, and what happens when the perfect weapon begins to think for herself. In a world built on obedience, forgetting might be the most dangerous act of all.
