CODENAME: VENUS — A Novel by Virginia C. Dori A Three-Part International Thriller about Assassins, Espionage, Spies, Secrets, Betrayal, Redemption, and Love PART ONE — THE FACE OF MELISSA MURPHY Melissa Murphy lives two lives. To the world, she is an intelligent, sophisticated career woman traveling across continents. In secret, she is VENUS, one of Parallax’s most highly trained operatives—a clandestine international assassin network born from GENESIS ECHO. Parallax claims to eliminate threats to global stability, but Melissa discovers its darker purpose: a secret “cleanup” operation serving powerful political leaders, where witnesses and inconvenient people simply disappear. Investigating her Russian and Polish heritage, she discovers her family is connected to Parallax and uncovers genetic laboratories, psychological conditioning, intelligence operations, underground facilities, financial networks, and assassination protocols. One assignment changes everything. Melissa decides to destroy Parallax from within. PART TWO — BLOOD NEVER FORGETS Melissa realizes killing individual assassins will never be enough. Parallax has international alliances, criminal enterprises, secret laboratories, hidden financial networks, and contingency plans designed to survive its leaders. Using her knowledge as VENUS, Melissa turns the organization's systems against it. She secretly gathers evidence exposing genetic research, operative files, brainwashing programs, underground facilities, assassination protocols, money-laundering operations, and international alliances. Parallax has prepared for almost everything—except Melissa. Her evidence triggers a global response. Leaders are captured, financial networks frozen, criminal enterprises dismantled, and hidden facilities exposed. Melissa accomplishes what no government could: she brings Parallax into the light and destroys its network. PART THREE — VENUS CONQUERED, MELISSA IN CONTROL With Parallax destroyed, Melissa should finally be free. But one unfinished chapter remains: Jordan Dominicci, a former operative who faked his death and became Andrei Fitzgerald. Years later, fate reunites them. They marry and settle in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, with their beloved dog, Kasha. Melissa discovers the simple joys of farm life, friendship, and belonging. Four local boys—Jakob, Elias, LuKas, and Jonah—become her family of choice. The villagers know Melissa and Andrei may still have enemies. Beneath their cheerful appearance is a community prepared to protect its own. Many villagers were secretly trained by the Swiss government, and their homes were retrofitted with fully- equipped bunkers worthy of a massive military operation. They didn't want to be in the military, but they are passionate about defending their community. Melissa's exposure of Parallax helps inspire The World Order, dedicated to preventing another clandestine organization from gaining such power. Melissa wants none of the attention. She wants only her husband, her farm, Kasha, her boys, and her village. Every evening, overlooking the Lauterbrunnen Valley, Andrei takes her hand and hugs her tight; Melissa feels at peace, in love, and secure. Their passionate evening rendezvous overlooking the mighty Jungfrau region evokes a deep connection, and the peaceful feeling of belonging. She hears home. VENUS is gone. Melissa Murphy Fitzgerald remains, and Andrei Fitzgerald is her rock, protector, and lover! And this time, she is finally free.
