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A BROKEN FAMILY
Two boys raised in Texas suddenly find themselves without their socialite mother and having an absent father, a former Naval Intelligence Officer. Unexpectedly, he moves them from Dallas into the small Massachusetts coastal town of Pocasett where they must adjust to a new culture while making new friends, and enemies.
At the same time, their father, Kirby Calloway, who has been cooperating with the CIA to share political information is transferred to Abuja, Nigeria to close a national security software deal with the reformer President of Nigeria, Muhari Clarion. GROWING DANGER Using the new software system with the help of two brilliant young CIA analysts, Kirby discovers a rogue CIA unit that is operating a global human and sex trafficking ring based in Nigeria and Venezuela. This discovery unleashes both the rogue CIA unit and its political sponsors in Nigeria and Washington to attack Kirby and his team, as well as his two sons. After a ferocious gun battle, Kirby must find a way home for himself, his lover Claire, and best friend Katanga while defeating constant attacks as they escape from Nigeria through Zurich and Rotterdam.
COMMENT FROM REVIEWERS
The book has received glowing reviews from publishing professionals, as well as first readers. Some of the comments received include “a thrilling story with convincing characters”, and “Each new turn-of-events will continually entrance readers as the protagonist seeks to escape those intent on destroying him and his two sons,” and from readers, “Great story. I couldn’t put it down. I need more “Spies”!
Hardback
Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Casebound, 385 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Sep 22, 2020)
ISBN10: 1977230377
ISBN13: 9781977230379
Genre: FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage
L. Russell Records has lived a life of adventure which he has translated into this spy thriller, “Spies Like Us”. He is an successful entrepreneur, creating new systems for the Air Force and then for the global energy industry. During his 50-year professional career, his publications include topics as broad as wind energy, oil drilling, combat drone operations, US rocket launching, business process improvement, knowledge management, and artificial intelligence. He has traveled and worked all over the world and consulted for major international corporations. He was once a visiting professor in a Chinese university. During this time in the early 1980’s, he assisted the CIA in gaining intelligence about Chinese computer capabilities when little was known about their abilities and ambitions. This experience is the driving force behind this book. He is an aviator, a history enthusiast, and holds a Master’s Certificate for ship operations from the US Coast Guard. He is an award-winning offshore sailing mariner. He has taken his experiences with world cuisine and is an award-winning chef. He is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and has also earned a Master’s Degree from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics. He brings all of these experiences to bear in this, his debut novel 
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