KGB Banker
by William Burton McCormick and John Christmas
GENRE: Thriller
PUBLICATION DATE: 09/14/2021
DESCRIPTION:
A return trip to the land of his ancestors is about to turn deadly for one whistleblowing Chicago banker.
When financial executive Bob Vanags takes a job at Turaida Bank in Latvia, he hopes to learn of his heritage and fight economic fraud in Eastern Europe. Instead, Bob finds himself pulled into a world of political intrigue, blackmail and murder.
Aided by his son David, his beautiful colleague Agnese, and a fearless Latvian journalist named Santa Ezeriņa, Bob unravels his employer’s darkest secrets, discovering sins and conspiracies beyond his wildest fears. Secrets that Turaida wants to keep hidden, even at the cost of Bob’s life.
Now framed for murder by Turaida operatives, Bob must go on the run to clear his name, protect his family, and reveal the plot to the world before governments topple and war ignites in Europe. KGB Banker is a pulse-pounding thriller spanning the globe from Latvia to Iceland, Moscow to America, Ukraine to the Estonian islands and back again.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
William Burton McCormick is a Thriller, Shamus, Derringer, Silver Falchion and Claymore awards finalist whose fiction regularly appears in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post and elsewhere. A native of Nevada, William lived decades in Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine, the key settings of KGB Banker.
John Christmas is a former banker whose career ended when his whistleblowing against his employer was covered up by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He earned a BA at Dartmouth College and an MBA at Cornell University. His experiences as a whistleblower inspired KGB Banker.
REVIEWS:
“If you love a suspenseful story, told with great skill, then you’re definitely going to want to read this one.” —Steve Berry, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Amber Room and The Romanov Prophecy
“KGB Banker is the espionage thriller at its finest. Timely and suspenseful, McCormick and Christmas use their wealth of experience in Eastern Europe to craft a pulse-pounding tale of spies, assassins and financial corruption ripped straight from today’s headlines. Santa Ezeriņa may be the best action heroine in years. A must-read. Destined to be a bestseller.” —Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Eighth Sister and The Last Agent
"Dark crimes, cool twists, and an even cooler reporter who just can't resist danger." —Antony Johnston, New York Times bestselling writer and creator of Atomic Blonde