The Lazarus File

By Donn Taylor

Description:

Novel: A CIA agent working under cover as a drug pilot in Colombia....A Colombian woman of good family, threatened by industrial intrigue and a plot to kidnap her....Unwillingly thrown together, they discover plans for an international terrorist strike against both their countries. Held captive and marked for death in a remote Andean village, they must find a way to prevent the terrorist attack.

Book Takeaway:

1. Secular: Control of strategic choke points (Panama Canal, Straits of Hormuz) is essential to projection of national power.
2. Spiritual: No matter how accomplished otherwise, not life is complete without Christian faith.
3. Marriage is the pearl of great price. There are no substitutes.

Why the author wrote this book:

For years I was concerned with the US national security threat posed by cooperation of the Soviet Union, Colombian guerrillas, and drug cartels to further Soviet subversion in Central and South America. This was part of the Soviet strategy of dominating geographical choke points like the Panama Canal. the subject had received little or no attention in popular US publications.