First published 2012
Derrick Storm thought retirement was behind him, but a kidnapping case has spiraled into something far deadlier. A US senator lies murdered, and Storm must track down the killer while pursuing nearly six billion dollars in gold bars that the Communist Party stashed somewhere in the former Soviet Union. He partners again with FBI agent April Showers to interrogate Ivan Petrov, a wealthy businessman with connections to the assassination. Petrov holds crucial coordinates to the hidden treasure, but someone in his inner circle is feeding intelligence to the Russian government. As Storm navigates this dangerous CIA mission, he faces two kinds of heat: the deadly pursuit of an international conspiracy and his intensifying attraction to Agent Showers. The investigation pulls him deeper into a web of Cold War secrets and modern betrayal.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Soviet Union, United States
Period: Cold War
78 pages · ebook · Hyperion