The Present Past
Description
It's 1965 and US State Department Officer Josh Ross has been sent to Turkey to settle a dispute between Turkey and Greece. While there his old friend Gabe Smith hands him a letter sent from Russia that starts him on an adventure that takes him around the world. While being pursued by both the Russians and Bulgarians (and helped by Israel's Mossad) can Josh uncover a family secret that goes all the way back to Czar Peter the Great?
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Person
Deeply influenced by his experience in the military and secrets surrounding his Grandfather's involvement in the Russian army, Leonard Ross drew inspiration from life's adventures.
At 18 he joined the Armed Forces serving in Japan, and later in Turkey as a top secret courier for the United States. From the Navy and Air Force to building his own sailboat and living aboard it in Key West, Leonard was a dreamer who remarkably brought his visions to life. This novel, though fiction, is an elaboration from his life history and the creative imagination of one spirited man.
Leonard passed away in 2009.
The Present Past was his first and only novel.
