Diving for Twenty Years

"Twenty Years Deep" starts from the last years of the Cold War and tells the story of Ivan Novikov, a top KGB agent who accepts the ultimate mission: to completely erase the past and sneak into the heart of American technology - Silicon Valley as Canadian engineer Mark Weinstein. With his superb professional skills, he gradually integrated into American society, entered the core level of high-tech enterprises, and even established a typical "American life." However, during the two decades of lurking, he not only stole cutting-edge technological secrets related to the fate of the country, but also dealt with the increasingly vigilant FBI counterintelligence network, and became even deeper into the tearing and struggle of identity. When the Soviet Union disintegrated, old beliefs collapsed, and the new homeland became a reality, Ivan could not completely give up his responsibility to the motherland, nor could he ignore the emotional connection and survival reality established in a foreign country. Between the changes of two eras and the gap between two worlds, he must make the final choice: to complete his mission, or to live for the destiny of his own choice? This novel is a grand espionage epic that profoundly depicts the loneliness, sacrifice and self-redemption endured by individuals forgotten in the torrent of history.