Review: The Cold War Returns
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2013
President Ronald Reagan and Premier Gorbechev of the USSR declared an end to the "Cold War" in the early Eighties.  Gorbechev ordered the Berlin Wall to be taken down and Germany was re-united.However, a little known fact was the "Cold War" was still very much alive with the United States and the USSR maintaining legions of covert spies, each seeking to learn the other's secrets.ROYCE is a "Surfer", from the beaches of Long Beach, California to France to Jacksonville, Florida.  At least that had been his cover as a U. S. Government agent.  That part of his life was over.  Now, he was a beach bum who enjoyed surfing when the waves challenged.  On Jacksonville Beach, he meets Victoria, also a "Surfer".  What Royce did not know was Victoria's real job.  She was a "Double Agent", a spy for the United States and a spy for Russia.  However, Victoria's real "Handlers" were an international crime cartel bent on destroying America and placing blame on Russia.Victoria knew she was about to be exposed and death would be her punishment.  She hatched a plan . . . she would become "DEAD".  However, she meets Royce and the attraction, the lust between the two of them was far too compelling . . . her plan to "die" could wait . . . one more night.Victoria and Royce ended up in bed after imbibing in far too much alcohol.  Royce awakes to find Victoria gone.  News of a shark attack off the beach of Jacksonville resulting in the death of a beautiful "Surfer Girl" fitting Victoria's description hits Royce hard/  Then as the news reports become more confusing than factual, Royce decides to find Victoria.An International chase from Florida to Russia to France ensues in this well researched and carefully crafted novel is well worth the read, and inspires me to read other works by JOHNNY RAY.  Yes, I found far too many typos and a few other errors, which caused me to drop one star in this Review, but all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed "FOR LOVE AND VENGEANCE".