War is Necessary

<p>The author introduces this perhaps surpringly titled novel with a treatise on the current events taking place at the heart of the world where this and his previous spy novels have taken place. He provides a brief summary on the background of the current president of Russia Vladimir Putin and the possible coincidences with his lead character in this and previous tales. He then transitions into the complex lives and journeys of his main character Colonel Alexandr Sasha Katsanov the loyal and dedicated Soviet GRU espionage agent who is challenged once again when KGB operatives attempt to kill him. Regrettably his assailants tragically and brutally murder his wife Katiya. Following the botched event he is sent to the United States as an attache and assigned to the Soviet Embassy for protection. Sasha quickly discovers that espionage is a two-edged sword Soviet agents and Americans alike and fall prey to greed and ideological motivations to sell-out their governments.</p>