Spies Among Us by Mel Harrison is the next in the Alex Boyd series. Alex is a Special Agent in Diplomatic Security and a Regional Security Officer. His wife, Rachel Smith, works with the US Embassy. Alex and Rachel are both assigned to London, England, at a time when the Russians are plotting nefarious schemes involving global security. The Russians are playing their hand on a particular spy whose growing romantic relationship with an American agent is feeding them delicate information. The investigation takes Alex and Rachel through different levels of bureaucracy, many late-night meetings, fancy restaurants, expensive cars and hotels, and high-level, high-profile analyses. There’s plenty of action, too! Alex Boyd has the perfect physique, perfect timing, and perfect skillset for this political and international spy mystery. The story has the right amount of Bond-style cheesiness and the intrigue doesn’t disappoint. But Alex Boyd is not the womanizer that James Bond is; he is singularly devoted and faithful to his equally brilliant and capable wife, Rachel. The two make a great team. This is the kind of story that makes you wonder if these threats are real. And it’s the kind of story that makes you hope that there are real people like Alex and Rachel on watch.