The man behind the Cowboy.

Sam Martin writes fiction and non-fiction rooted in real experience — quiet operations, long distances, hard country, and the kind of decisions that don't make it into the after-action report.

The CIA Cowboy series is what happens when a professional finally sits down at the typewriter. It is part thriller, part field manual, and part conversation on the porch — a body of work built for readers who appreciate discipline as much as they appreciate a good story.

Across nine books — from The Ghost of Pecos to The SETUP — Sam draws a line between what really happens in the shadow world and how it lands on the American frontier of the mind.

New books, songs, and field notes are on the way. The best way to keep up is the newsletter, and the community lives on the CIA Cowboy Facebook group.