Crusher decides to enter a contest involving a series of wrestling matches in Japan. Homeland Security, who Lou Malloy works for, plans to use his wrestling as a diversion to acquire a religious artifact that was lost in a German plane crash while flying over the Kuril Islands. The race to get the artifact turns into a life and death struggle between a criminal mastermind called Loki Khan, the Vatican and the efforts of Homeland Security. Should Khan's group obtain the device their plan is to detonate the device over the pacific plate creating a huge tsunami that will wipe out all of Hawaii and the west coast of the United States. The search takes Malloy from London, to Rome, to Odessa in the Ukraine with a stop in Anadyr and then on to the Russian town of Petropavlovsk at the end of the Kamchatka Peninsula. While Lou and his team are racing to secure the return of the relic, he and Blue have to fight agents sent by Loki Khan who want to kill Lou and take two boxes that Lou has to return to the Vatican along with the relic imprint of Christ's hand. The problem is that the German plane transporting the device to the Japanese at the end of World War II has to be located before the volcano erupts and destroys the religious relic as well as detonate the device. Along the way Lou meets up with a dangerous Korean and Crusher learns that the wrestling contest was just a ploy to create a diversion. But all is not lost. Lou rescues the religious relic from harm and with the help of Sergi and some of Lou's friends he met in Rainbow Games, he is able to get all the bases covered and Hilary gets to rule the roast. In addition, Lou meets up with Savage a bear of a dog who turns into a loyal protector of Lou when the need arises.
About the Author: Born in Tennessee, James (Jim) F. Johnson began a career in writing while pursuing his degrees in Journalism and Advertising from the University of Florida at the College of Journalism. While attending school, James worked for the Gainesville Sun as a reporter, photographer, and plate maker. Several of his stories were picked up by the Associated Press. Subsequently, Jim went on to attend law school and obtained a Doctorate of Law. While in law school Jim was a member of the law review and published an article there. It wasn't until later in life that Jim's journalism skills would again serve him well as he began to write his books. It is in these books that Jim will introduce you to his cast of characters that make up the Crime Bandit team. You will meet Lou Malloy, Hilary Kelly, Crusher Barnes and the mysterious "Blue" as they fight their way through one intrigue after another. Jim writes under the pseudonym J. Frank James as a tribute to his father Frank Johnson, who gave his life serving his country during World War II. Jim has been many things in life, but his greatest enjoyment comes from communicating with people and introducing new readers to the characters that appear in his books. He has written ten novels to date. In addition to his writing pursuits, Jim is also a self-taught artist and rug designer concentrating on endangered species. Jim has displayed his art in several galleries. He has had shows in the Booth Bay Gallery, Booth Bay, Maine; The Goodyear Cottage on Jekyll Island, Georgia; Blue Frog Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia; Glynn Art Association, St Simon's Island, Georgia; McIntosh Art Association, Darien, Georgia. Working with acrylics, his work is bold, fun, and inspiring. Prints are limited editions on both paper and stretched canvas. Jim lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his lovely wife, Lorraine, and their ninety-five pound boxer named Jake.