How a former CIA analyst and working mom used her experience to write her debut spy novel
Cleveland's debut thriller Need to Know is already set for a movie adaptation starring Charlize Theron.
Karen Cleveland is a former CIA analyst and working mom whose debut thriller Need to Know has a ripped-from-the-headlines storyline about Russian meddling. Early reviews have raved about the book's balance of domestic drama and suspenseful action, and the novel is already set to be made into a film with Charlize Theron pegged to star and produce the project.
— Produced by Chris Trowbridge