The author lives with his wife, Janet, in South East Kent. A retired Chartered Architectural Technologist. He and his wife have two sons and six grandchildren. Writing is a "New Toy" undertaken during the Covid Pandemic Lockdown simply for something to do.
At retirement he returned to the piano and enjoys writing short stories (for fun) along with drawing, painting as an occasional sideline and reading. He has written a sequel to this story but as yet remains unpublished.
Ric Hartland is more or less a paper pusher for the secret service in London. When a promotion comes his way – one he doesn’t really want – Ric agrees to give it a try. It can’t be too difficult, can it? His new assignment seems easy: visit Moscow, gather info and get out quick!Yet nothing p...