
He later fathered two daughters who were only 2 and 3 years old when both their parents were killed. Having lost his American wife before the war ended, and not knowing he had a son, the American Vet married a girl from North Korea and chose to stay there with her after the war ended. Seth's had always thought his father died fighting in Korea. While keeping Kim occupied, CIA Agent Riley, traveling as her research assistant, is tasked to help the sisters escape prison and flee to South Korea. Seth thinks that because Maxine is a famous author, she can get into North Korea being allowed to interview President Kim. His partner, Paul, works with the CIA agents already in Russia to handle the problem.In January author Maxine Hart receives a call asking her to meet with Seth Goldstein, a Hollywood Producer in Los Angeles. Riley catches one of the Russian hit men and turns him over to the CIA at the American Embassy They are able to get him to talk and they learn of two others that are a threat to Riley. It causes a few problems for Riley as he quietly attempts to eliminate his Mafia enemies. The Mafia man he recognized was not part of the arms explosion, but he does recognize Riley as CIA. Riley denies ever seeing any of the men, although he did recognize one from the train station as he was escaping and arms dealer attack in Russia a year earlier.

While traveling in Moscow, Maxine and Riley witness a murder by the Russian Mafia and are asked to view CCTV tapes at the police station as possible witnesses to the crime. Riley locks eyes with one of them briefly and proceeds with his planned escape. But as they hop on a train, several Mafia members are robbing the terminal. They destroy the weapons and get away clean. Petersburg.Ī year earlier, Riley and his partner Paul, took out a Russian arms dealer who was selling weapons to terrorists with plans to attack Washington, D.C. She flies with her CIA boyfriend, Riley Perkins first to Moscow and then to St. She’d just seen a documentary on the county and was anxious to visit there.


She has no story-line in place for her next fiction. Author Maxine Hart decides she wants to see Russia.
