Relics of the Cold War - Series Espionage featuring Daniel Crush
Relics of the Cold War #1 (2024)
Daniel Crush needs a win.
When Langley sends their Head of Station Daniel Crush on a hunt for a missing backpack nuke, the timing couldn't be worse. His small operation in Eastern Ukraine hasn’t produced a scrap of intelligence in a year, and they're looking for a reason to shut him down--this wild goose chase may be that reason.
To complicate things, an agent shows up from his early days as Joe-runner with troubling information that connects this nuke search to his own, quiet investigation into some very bad actors—an investigation he’s been keeping under wraps up until now. Is there something to this old Joe’s story, or is it just one more deception for some unknown reason?
When the nuke turns out to be more than a rumor and the bad actors he's hunting emerge from the shadows to take it, Crush works some rusty but effective tradecraft to keep them from the weapon. But who should he trust to secure this Cold War relic—his own government, or some washed-up Spy?
Relics of the Cold War #2 (2024)
No good deed goes unpunished, and Dan Crush is targeted for his unorthodox methods that probably saved a city from nuclear catastrophe. It’s either paranoia, or they’re truly out to get him before he discovers who is behind the systematic gutting of intelligence operations in Eastern Europe.
Stripped of his position and sidelined from his old shop, Crush knows this much: whatever it takes, he will get to the bottom of the mystery. Even if it means breaking all the rules. Again.
Then, on the same day somebody tries to kill him, an unexpected lifeline for his rogue investigation appears. Can this old Joe be trusted to help again, or is he simply another bad guy in on the conspiracy?
Relics of the Cold War #3 (2024)
He’s the hero, but everybody hates him. Dan Crush manages to irritate everyone in his path. When a simple operation to exfiltrate a trusted asset goes south, some quick thinking prevents total disaster, but everyone is blaming Crush for the screwup.
The good news is the op exposed a weakness in the bad guy’s organization. Crush sees a golden opportunity to stamp out the evil once and for all.
The bad news is the only agency-approved op requires Crush to sacrifice the one person who made the operation possible in the first place, his agent, now doubled and in the enemy camp.