Code Name Isa

by Elle Anor

IRSIS is an undercover institution in South Africa for severely injured soldiers. They use a portal, the only one in the world, to go back in time to eliminate fugitives high-profile criminals, terrorists in hiding, and capital offenders who escaped the law of justice by technicality in court. They use these soldiers, men, and women as agents to assassinate these criminals, but at the expense of their families–a crime itself.

Why do they keep the patients sedated when their families visit? Why don't they allow civilian cars past the gates?

A secret agent works her way into the institution to discover what lies behind the secured gates of the grey skyscraper on the city's outskirts.

Will she be able to save these defenceless soldiers, or will the building swallow her whole like the rest of its employees?

321 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2025

About the author

Elsie Meyer is an Afrikaans speaking writer from Pretoria, South Africa. Writing many Afrikaans novellas, she has decided to try her hand at writing English. Using the pen name 'Elle Anor' she has written her first novel "Darkness of Her Soul", followed by a novella "Rain McKenzie M.D. Hopefully her first Afrikaans novel 'Geheime in die Amasone Reënwoud' will see the light in 2014. As a first time participant and winner of NaNoWriMo, she penned her second novel "Ylva the She Wolf".
Elsie and her partner, of more than ten years, share their home with lots of furry and feathery children.
Here is the link to her website: http://elsiekortverhale.wix.com/elle-...
Read more on her blog on Wordpress: https://elleanornovels.wordpress.com
and on Blogger: http://elsiekortverhale.blogger.com

Reviews

[Randy Corwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Code Name Isa pulled me in from the very first page and never let go. The concept alone is chilling broken soldiers kept alive just enough to be weaponized, sent through time to erase criminals the justice system failed to punish. But what truly stayed with me was the human cost behind the mission: families kept in the dark, loved ones silenced by sedation, and a system that claims justice while committing its own crimes.
As the story unfolds through the eyes of a secret agent infiltrating IRSIS, the tension builds relentlessly. Every corridor of the grey skyscraper feels heavy with secrets, and every revelation hits harder than the last. This isn’t just a thriller it’s an emotional, thought provoking story about power, sacrifice, and how far institutions will go when no one is watching.
Dark, gripping, and hauntingly believable, Code Name Isa lingers in your mind long after you finish reading