A veteran of covert operations, political campaigns, and literary battles, Ralph Almonte writes not for applause but to uncover truths few dare to touch.
In the quiet town of Rhode Island in USA, Ralph Almonte begins his mornings at a small desk cluttered with legal pads and black coffee, revisiting stories decades in the making. He spent such a life that has never been predictable or predictable and moved in straight lines. In fact, it is a roller coaster ride from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the corridors of the CIA, from courtroom aspirations to literary struggle.
Born in 1948 into poverty, Ralph knew early that the world would not hand him much. He has to create and grab opportunities by his valiant efforts. Yet through persistence, education, and an often-dangerous proximity to power, he carved out a life rich in experience, one that continues to fuel his work as a writer and political observer.
From the Dominican Republic to New York’s Lecture Halls
Raised in a household where even school supplies were a luxury, education became his first act of rebellion. Though money was scarce, books were sacred to him. He relocated to New York to earn an arts degree from a liberal arts college, where he completed three years of study before signing up for the U.S. Army.
Military service offered more than a paycheck; it brought structure, discipline, and global exposure. When he concluded his military services, he pursued a degree in business administration and later entered law school. His academic focus was complemented by real-world involvement not just in legal circles, but in the hidden networks of intelligence and geopolitics.
Inside the Intelligence World
On many occasions in his career, Ralph worked with the CIA, operating in capacities that remain partly classified. His dual Dominican and American citizenship gave him a unique perspective, especially during political turmoil in the Dominican Republic, where he was involved in campaign strategy and back door negotiations for peace. He missed opportunities in his home country due to his binding to the position in the USA, as he can’t serve any other country in any capacity.
The prestigious roles he sacrificed due to his prior commitments included those of ambassador to Paris and the other one at general counsel in the Dominican Republic. “Those years in the CIA opened doors,” he has said. “But they also locked others permanently.”
His political work was not without friction. Collaborations with esteemed figures, including recent efforts with Elon Musk to expose systemic corruption, positioned him at the intersection of influence and danger. Let alone Musk had saved his country $50 billion, he added. Legal threats, surveillance, and diplomatic complications became the cost of exposing what others preferred hidden.
Literature as Counterattack
Disillusioned with bureaucratic systems, he turned toward fiction. His novels, though dramatized, are deeply rooted in his lived experiences, capturing everything from post-war espionage to institutional betrayal.
One of his most notable works, The Angel and the Beauty, follows a fearless Russian woman pilot during World War II as she uncovers mafia-linked corruption, a reflection of the author’s long-standing focus on organized crime, abuse of power, and state complicity. The story mirrors not just global history but also his own battles with politics, loyalty, and loss.
He has also written about the CIA, the New York Police Department, and the intersection of organized crime and law enforcement many times. Many of these projects remain unpublished or in progress due to complex production challenges.
Battles Off the Page
If writing has been his outlet, publishing has often been a war. Though he founded a translation and publishing company in Miami, financial fraud and untrustworthy partners led to years of lost revenue and unreleased manuscripts. One translator disappeared with key drafts and $7000. Another publishing deal collapsed amid legal disputes. These setbacks left the author with mounting debt and little institutional support.
Still, the manuscripts kept coming.
“I don’t write for publishers,” he has noted. “I write because the truth has to live somewhere.”
Several of his books are now available in both Spanish and English, though marketing and distribution remain limited. Much of his audience finds him through word of mouth, underground literary circles, and connections in academia or veteran networks.
Future Projects and Unfinished Business
Now in his late seventies, he is not slowing down. He plans to return full-time to Rhode Island, where he can write without interruption. With help from a dedicated assistant, he is organizing a backlog of manuscripts focused on the mafia, political deception, and law enforcement corruption in the United States.
Multiple projects are underway, including a nonfiction expose on the misuse barricade mafia, another one on New York police’s corruption and a last but not the least he is intrigue to write spy books as a story of himself and many other like him to aware people about the adventure of such meticulous personalities.
He also continues to advise aspiring writers, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, urging them to treat writing not just as art, but as disciplined work. His advice is direct: be vigilant with your finances, demand accountability from publishers, and advise them to surround themselves with people who believe in their vision, not just your story.
A Legacy Without Permission
What remains most striking about Almonte is not his achievement but his resilience and dedication to facing and doing what is required for excellence. He has never had the luxury of writing from a place of comfort. His stories are shaped by betrayal, exile, resistance, and above all, endurance.
He continues to believe in the written word’s power to illuminate dark systems. In his view, truth is not something handed down by institutions but clawed out by individuals who refuse to be silenced. He aims to continue his struggle against crime and corruption and this time with his pen too, despite being scammed earlier.
“I’ve spent my life learning how power works,” he once said. “Now I write to make sure no one forgets.”
About the author
Ralph Almonte, an American author with his roots in the Dominican Republic, spent his early life in hardships but figured out his way out with his sheer determination and quest for knowledge. After his bachelor’s from a liberal arts college in New York, he opted to serve in the American military. After he retired from the military, he pursued his education in business administration and law. Then he served the CIA in the Vietnam War. He is a dual national and he was offered multiple opportunities due to his capabilities but he had to deny some terrific opportunities in order to comply with others’ restrictions. He has worked with prominent parties and individuals in politics. “The Angel and the Beauty,” one of Ralph’s books, is about a group of women pilots in the Russian Air Force during World War II. He also faces challenges in his publishing journey, bearing losses of $7,000 to a fraudulent translation company in between but never giving up. Ralph advises aspiring authors to be cautious and focused, emphasizing the financial and logistical complexities of writing. His resilience still remains there in his late seventies and he is still fired up to write new stories about crime and corruption.