Crossfire

Crossfire is the second volume of the Land of the Evergreens Trilogy. These novels aim to create a cultural memoir based on unique aspects of this country s 1980s. Set in the shadow of Washington State s Mount Rainier, this book is focused on the area s horse-racing track, its links to Seattle s professional football team, and a group of individuals randomly woven together and connected by the conflicts and intrigue found in the midst of that era s cocaine and arms trades. Hidden within big-time sports, and reaching from Panama to the White House, these activities result in high-stakes scandals, romance, and betrayal. The story s central character is familiar from Book I, now living with a different name, but still facing constant risks and challenges to this assumed identity and his clandestine existence: One of the first things you learn underground is that you don t ever call the cops, not for anything Now, as he surveyed the wreckage of his ransacked apartment, this fact of life became more real than ever.