The Eagle & the Child; Book 1: The Child

The intriguing first volume of Khubiar’s espionage trilogy opens with Phillip Sherrod, a doctor working in a rural Appalachian county, treating attractive 37-year-old Shahla Markow for a shoulder injury she may have incurred while teaching self-defense to the staff of the federal prison where she works. Shahla’s reticence convinces Philip that her job at the prison is a cover. Their paths cross again in the ER after she’s attacked by an armed inmate, whom she kills in self-defense. Phillip, a Christian, and Shahla, an observant Jew, begin dating, despite their religious differences, and they eventually get married. Shahla is forced to reveal more of her past after their home is visited by two Israelis. She admits that she once worked for the Israeli intelligence services, and explains that an Israeli drug cartel head, whom she helped arrest 10 years earlier, has been released from prison, placing her life and Phillip’s in danger. Bloodshed follows, but Khubiar’s care in investing in the inner lives of her leads makes this more than just another action yarn. [em](BookLife) [/em]