BREAKING THE DANCE

At least one of two married college professors finds that spying
can be addictive.

Finn Larsson never knew that his wife, Hollis, had once attended
the CIA academy until they were caught up in a hair-raising adventure in
Ireland while doing what was supposed to be a simple favor for the CIA (Beyond
the Pale, 2018). Now they’re dragged from the Michigan college where they
teach into another dangerous case of espionage. Someone drops off an envelope
with two passports with their pictures but the names of Tim and Janet McCabe
along with a mysterious note in Spanish signed Tomas Silva. It sounds like the
work of Declan Murphy, the charming art thief and forger they met in Ireland.
Finn doesn’t want to get involved again, but Hollis is intrigued. Awakened in
the middle of the night, they find South African agent Peter Moodley making tea
in their kitchen and a dead man in the living room. Before they can learn more,
they’re kidnapped and flown to Buenos Aires, where they’re deposited in a
luxury hotel and given luggage filled with expensive clothing. In a rare moment
of caution, they exchange the suite they were assigned for another room and
await future developments. They have no clue what they’re supposed to do or
whether the real McCabes are still alive, but they’re both adept at coming up
with stories to fit the situation. Luckily, Peter and Declan are both in town
and each willing in his own way to help the duo find an address book and deliver
it to Silva’s boss, whom they have yet to meet, for a member of the mysterious
TCT organization. Cunning and luck sustain them as they attempt to help the CIA
trace TCT members while appeasing the people who apparently hired them as
contract killers.

Another mind-boggling adventure filled with action, humor, and
romance as the clever couple hone their budding skills and become a more valued
asset to the CIA. Stay tuned.