A Russian in Kansas

By Thomas Kirkwood

In 1989, during the Soviet withdrawal from East Germany, young Carmen is raped by her boss, KGB official Ivan Zharkov. Pregnant with Zharkov's child and in possession of a medal Zharkov must retrieve at any cost, she escapes to the West, where she is given a new identity. She marries a US Air Force officer and moves with him and her baby son, Matt, to a small Kansas town. Carmen, now Joanna Williams, soon joins the most-wanted list of Russian foreign intelligence. As such, she becomes a personal target of its aspiring leader, Ivan Zharkov.

After decades living in a prison of fear, Joanna realizes that her only hope of freedom is Zharkov's death. Her quest takes the reader on a terrifying journey from the wheat fields of Kansas to the halls of the CIA and, ultimately, to the frozen wastelands at the top of the world. A RUSSIAN IN KANSAS is a captivating and refreshingly unpredictable thriller reminiscent of Mick Herron's SLOW HORSES.

Thomas Kirkwood is author of the bestselling novel, THE QUIET ASSASSIN.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZ3Q6K7B
• ISBN13: 9798257730955
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"