It began with injustice - Stalin murdered Ana Cortez's parents, idealists caught up in his purges, and assumed Ana, a mysterious Mexican woman who had a curious fascination with Russia and was 36 years his junior, would marry him to produce a communist dynasty to rule the world.
When she flees Moscow, his secret police relentlessly pursue her. In a desperate game of hide-and-seek that stretches over decades and continents, she eludes them. She is up against a brutal dictator, the international resources of Soviet Russia, and loneliness. She is mighty stubborn and awfully creative, but the odds are against her, and her luck always seems to be about to run out. She finds refuge in Texas and puts the Stalinist nightmare behind her. However, Stalin's police show up and corner her in a bar in 1953. Stalin, his police, and the USSR were never the same.
Against the factual background of the 1930s, World War II, and the Cold War, The Russian Riddle sizzles with jaw-dropping twists and turns. It will make you laugh, cry, and sit on the edge of your seat - an epic story that validates the importance of roots, law, justice, and traditional values. It is the first novel in the Posse Mystery series.
