Cold Cold Heart by James Elliott
Mike Culley, a former agent who was sold down the river by the CIA , has nothingto live for but the daughter he loves, is forced back into harness by the men who betrayed him. His mission: to hunt down a brilliant and ruthless Russian defector, ex-KGB agent who is now suspected of a series of bizarre and brutal murders in his adopted home. Culley forms an uneasy alliance with Julie Houser, an Ex-cop turned reporter, and together they race against the clock - Culley to get his man before he kills again, Julie to get the story of her life. As they close in on their prey, the danger suddenly becomes terrifyingly personal - and for Culley, what began as a job for hire becomes a fight for his life and everything he holds dear...