by Randall KrzakPublish: Oct 07, 2021Series: A Bruce & Smith ThrillerThrillerAction & Adventure
Book Overview
Relegated to a desk job at the Pentagon despite his last field mission being a success, Colonel Javier Smith submits his retirement papers. He moves forward with his plans to create a security and investigative agency called the Brusch Agency. The focus will be aiding international clientele.
AJ Bruce, who co-led the mission with Smith, finds herself rooted at CIA Headquarters. Although now in charge of the division responsible for tracking terrorist groups in Latin America, she misses the action from being in the field.
Meanwhile, Alberto Cabrera was one of four terrorists who survived Bruce and Smith’s mission. Also known as Abdul Rahman, he enlists the assistance of the others who escaped and vows to track down those who killed his friends and comrades.
As Javier and AJ grow closer together, will the future hold wedding bells or funerals? Hang onto your hats as the story unfolds.
BIOGRAPHY Randall Krzak is a U.S. Army veteran and retired senior civil servant, spending almost thirty years in Europe, Africa, Central America, and the Middle East. His residency abroad qualifies him to build rich worlds in his action-adventure novels and short stories. Familiar with customs, laws, and social norms, he promotes these to create authentic characters and scenery.
His first novel, The Kurdish Connection, was released by Moonshine Cove Publishing in 2017. It competed in the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) in their Global Thrillers category and finished as a semi-finalist.
His second and third novels, Dangerous Alliance and Carnage in Singapore, were released in 2018 and 2019 by Solstice Publishing. They all competed in the 2018 and 2019 CIBAs, with both being selected as First in Category winners.
In 2020, Randall self-published his fourth novel, Colombian Betrayal, the first in a six-to-ten volume series. It was the 2020 CIBA First in Category winner. His fifth novel, Mission: Angola (Xavier Sear Thriller Book 1) was released by Solstice publishing in January 2021 and was a finalist in the 2021 Page Turner Awards. As of March 2022, it's also a finalist for the 2021 CIBAs in their Global Thrillers category.
Revenge (A Bruce and Smith Thriller Book 2) was released in October 2021.
Also as of March 2022, The Kurdish Connection, Dangerous Alliance, and Carnage in Singapore are a finalist in the 2021 CIBAs in their Global Thrillers series. His first non-fiction article, 'Black Ops in Fiction,' is featured on the web daily, https://www.mysteryandsuspense.com/black-ops-in-thrillers/
He also authored a non-fiction article featured on the web daily, Mystery & Suspense Magazine, entitled, “Black Ops in Fiction”, which was released in March 2021.
He holds a general Master's in Business Administration (MBA) and an MBA with an emphasis in Strategic Focus, both from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. He and his wife, Sylvia, and four cats reside in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In addition to writing, he enjoys hiking, reading, candle making, pyrography, and sightseeing.