Cold War, hot spies, y'all. Vincent and Kolya are back -- in the Deep South. They must protect a brilliant chemist and his family while the man completes the new formula he's promised to sell to T.H.R.U.S.T.<br><br>The assignment should have been a piece of pecan pie, but F.I.S.T. has its eye on the formula, and the local rednecks take exception to a bunch of Damn Yankees moving into their territory. Can the two spies keep the family safe? Will the doctor's two precocious children sabotage the whole assignment?<br><br>And what about Vincent and Kolya's new relationship? This is their first assignment since they made the decision to move in together. Can they cope with the strain of the job ... and the humidity? Or will their new romance be put on the back burner along with the grits and collard greens?

Southern Fried Spies

He glanced to either side. Jones and Evans were in place. He nodded to them and moved quietly forward. The first of the intruders had reached the corner of the garage. Nikoloz shot him before he could get out of sight, and he crumpled instantly. The new knock-out drug worked a treat—he’d have to congratulate Section 7.


The rest of the fellow’s gang spotted him going down and turned toward them. Nikoloz saw the glint of moonlight on metal. “Gun,” he said, dropping to a crouch and firing again.


Chapter 23