A novel drawn from the headlines

"Terminal Payback," by Wolodymyr Mohuchy, Xlibris Publishing, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-5144-9214-7 (softcover), $19.99, and 978-1-5144-9213-0 (hardcover,) $29.50, 218 pp; 978-1-5144-9275-5 (e-book) $3.99. As tensions between the U.S. and Russia continue, following Russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine and its occupation of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, espionage incidents are beginning to make headlines more often. Wolodymyr Mohuchy's latest book, "Terminal Payback" is a fictional tale from a Ukrainian perspective that uses historical examples of Russian mafia deeds. "When Alexei Godunov meets the same fate as [Charles Gregory] and [Terry] learns of Godunov's business connection to his client, he attempts to intercede with the mob to save his client's life."