The Spy Who Came for Christmas (Paperback)

Yuletide in Santa Fe, a good spy beset, and what's this about a very special baby?The charismatic religious leader has promised that, if accepted wholeheartedly as the miracle he is, his just-born could be the harbinger of world peace. While a glorious prospect to most, this is of course viewed with alarm in certain quarters. A depressed market and widespread joblessness loom for mercenaries and similar savage folk. Prominent in this unlovely subset is the Russian Mafia, hired by terrorists for $3 million (paid in advance) to kidnap the world-peace baby. This mission stays on track for a while, and then suddenly it's derailed. Tossing the monkey wrench is Paul Hagen, known to Mafia men as their admirably unprincipled and vicious colleague, "Pyotyr." Paul/Pyotyr is in actuality a double agent planted by American intelligence. He's so good that he has fooled even the highly placed Andrei, who's inordinately fond of Pyotyr the terrible. So the chase begins. Having kidnapped the peace baby from the kidnappers, Paul is on the run. Wounded and desperate, he stumbles on the Brody household and seeks shelter there, little knowing that Meredith and her son Cole are in desperate straits. Meredith is a battered wife, 12-year-old Cole a helpless, frustrated bystander, Ted Brody the alcoholic brute of a husband and father they plan to escape. Enter Paul and the baby, hotly pursued by Andrei and his coterie. For all concerned, it's a whole new way to experience the Christmas season.Thrillermeister Morrell (Scavenger, 2007, etc.) offers an item slender enough to fit neatly in a Christmas stocking, but the story's on the thin side too. (Kirkus Reviews)

It's Christmas Eve in Santa Fe, and the city is resplendent with lights and decorations. But among the revelers on Canyon Road, a decidedly unholy scene is taking place: a desperate man, Agent Paul Kagan, feverishly seeks refuge for himself and the baby he holds tightly who has the power to change the course of global events.

His pursuers are his former colleagues--members of the Russian mafia who will stop at nothing to accomplish their mission. By stealing the child from them, Kagan has not only risked his life but blown his carefully crafted cover. All he knows is that he must ensure this baby's survival, even if it will cost him his own life.

Just a short distance away, Kagan will find an unexpected pair of allies: a mother and her young son who are victims of domestic violence. Kagan soon realizes that he must enlist them in his frantic effort to stop the ruthless men gathering outside in the enveloping darkness. In the course of a wild and violent night, the unlikely trio learns lessons of generosity, courage, and selflessness, discovering within themselves the luminous strength of the true Christmas spirit.

General

Imprint:	Myrmidon Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2008
Authors:	David Morrell
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-1-905802-18-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > General
LSN:	1-905802-18-8
Barcode:	9781905802180

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