Foreign Son

 Distractedly traversing the sullen streets of a troubled, wartime Harlem, Lieutenant Vincent LaSalle contemplates the unlikely events leading to him being unexpectedly home in New York for a single day. Tomorrow, he sets sail aboard a Navy Destroyer in order to rejoin his company in England. Staggered by his presence, Vierna Lillis, the woman whose heart beats in sync with his, shudders with joy and agony when confronted with his improbable appearance on her doorstep.
The couple's brief reunion presage events that rapidly careen toward a complex web of espionage and peril.

Shortly after Vince crosses the Atlantic, a dire crisis roils within the covert corridors of British Intelligence. Clandestinely dispatched to attempt the recovery of critical data audaciously stolen from the Fatherland's capable scientists before they can exploit it, Jan Holling, a vital and brilliant adjutant to her nation's elite code breakers, vanishes into the maelstrom of the German war machine along with her team. Two of whom possess knowledge that if discovered, might threaten the entire allied war effort. When the captives undergo unspeakable torture at the hands of a maniacal Nazi tormentor in an attempt to wrest any secrets from their minds, the need for an immediate and brazen rescue becomes desperate.
Having witnessed the extraordinary capabilities and resilient acumen of Vincent LaSalle firsthand, even while handicapped by World War Two's segregation era politics of race, Spymaster, Charles Petrie recruits the underutilized American warrior to do the impossible with the support of the Polish resistance: get Jan and the others out before they are broken.

But an already seemingly suicidal mission possesses more tentacles than Vince is aware of. There are traitors deeply embedded within the British intelligence community. Because of their covert treachery, he finds himself thrust into the heart of enemy territory engaging foes who know more than should be possible. Still, Vince's margin for mistakes is zero. Any wrong step will mean the deaths of everyone involved and precipitate a disaster allied armies might never recover from.

'Foreign Son' is a gripping tale of love, grit, and resilience, set against the backdrop of some of mankind's darkest hours.