I'm working away at the sequel for Grown Men Cry Out at Night, another work of historical fiction set during the Cold War, based on true events.

In March 1955, Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers signed government decree no. 589-365. Their action set in motion one of the most secret military actions of the Cold War - the stationing of strategic nuclear missiles on the territory of the German Democratic Republic, East Germany.

These were the same missiles that precipitated the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, but in this case, the Soviets deployed them to East Germany as early as 1959 and they remained there, undetected, until the mid-1960s.

The yet untitled sequel is a cautionary tale about the limitations of intelligence and why it is important for intelligence analysts to be able to "connect the dots" to create a complete picture for policy makers and leaders.

If you haven't yet purchased your copy of Grown Men Cry Out at Night, it is available in paperback or as an eBook at the following online retailers, or wherever you like to buy your books.

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.org - Please note, this is my favorite online retailer. It allows readers to support local bookstores of their choosing. When you purchase my book here (or any other title for that matter), the profits all go to support a local bookstore of your choosing. Check them out, please!

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