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Gypsy Spy: The Cold War Files Kindle Edition
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Carlos de Leon has led an ideal life under his father’s care in Spain. Every day with his father, Shane Leoppard, is like an adventure. That is, until, Shane succumbs to an assassin’s bullet and dies in his son’s arms. Twelve-year-old Carlos is left all alone in the world, with only his father’s teachings to keep him safe.
But that might be all he needs. Shane taught him how to be deliberative, stealthy, and, most importantly, lethal. Carlos thinks he needs all these skills to survive the road ahead. His path will be a dark one as he swears vengeance on those responsible for his father’s death. Retribution will take him from the Roma community of France to the American Ozarks, and back, in this daring thriller. Will Carlos find revenge or redemption in his quest to avenge his father?
Cold War plots combine with supernatural encounters in this heart-pounding adventure. Author and pastor Nikolas Larum provides a unique look at espionage from a spiritual perspective. The Gypsy Spy will have to confront his demons to save the world from war and not lose his soul.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 22, 2016
- Reading age16 - 18 years
- File size1859 KB
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About the Author
Nikolas Larum is a bi-vocational pastor in Chesapeake, Virginia. In addition to his thirty years of ministry, he has worked as a government contractor and in the recycling industry.
Larum has fond memories of moving to Francoist Spain when he was six. He and his family lived there for five years before returning to the Ozarks in 1976. A lifetime traveler, Larum has drawn on his own experiences as an outsider in America and abroad to write this unique thriller.
Larum lives with his wife, Heidi, and four of their children. This is the first work in a planned series.
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- ASIN : B01KUHQS8K
- Publication date : August 22, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 1859 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 740 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,675,091 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,712 in Christian Suspense
- #6,114 in Espionage Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #10,423 in Christian Mystery & Suspense
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About the author

Nikolas Larum began his world travels at the tender of age of five. By the age of six, he had journeyed from California to Arkansas, hiked from Michigan to New York, flown to Iceland, and settled in Spain. He spent his formative, pre-teen years in Francoist Spain and returned to the U.S.A. more Spaniard than American. His experiences of ever being a stranger in a strange land are a major source of inspiration to his writing. A bi-vocational minister for more than 30 years, Larum has worked as a government contractor and in the recycling industry. He lives with the wife of his youth and four of their children (and menagerie of pets) in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Set mainly in Spain and France, this story delves deep behind the scenes of international politics and economies and how they are manipulated. It’s all chillingly realistic without ever naming specific events or heads of State. If you were a fan of the series Scandal, the TV show pales in comparison to the betrayals, secrets and intrigue rampant in Gypsy Spy. The novel is filled with scenes of both cold-blooded and impassioned violence, made even more vivid when carried out by a boy who is just a young teenager.
Twelve-year-old, Carlos, is witness to his father’s murder. He is left to survive anyway he knows how. He spent his early years cloistered world where every spare hour was spent with his father, learning challenging games of dexterity and gymnastic physical prowess. What Carlos thought were just games were actually survival skills. His father, Shane Leoppard, was training his son to survive the brutality of the life he would inherit if Shane were to die. As it soon turns out, Carlos witnesses his father’s violent death and, as he tries to track down his father’s killer, he becomes immersed in Shane’s secret life: espionage. His father was a cold-war operative.
As Carlos sets out to avenge his father’s death and trace Shane’s footsteps, he comes across a terrifying, secret research project—a weapon that is deadly beyond most human’s imagination. It is part of a power tug-of-war between those who wish to control their countries and the world. Carlos learns that his father was playing at being a double agent, and was determined that no one would ever be able to stock and use this weapon. Carlos is playing with the big boys. To stay alive he assumes different aliases and identities (a bit confusing at first, but readers can soon catch on.)
Early on Carlos finds his way into a gypsy camp where he discovers he has the tie of gypsy blood. He is eventually absorbed into the culture of the Romany gypsies, who manage to travel freely across borders. Carlos, through his continued obsession to kill those who killed his father, becomes the infamous gypsy spy, Rat-gêló. Along the way the reader is offered a special treat--a rare and fascinating look into the secretive society of the reticent Romany culture, right down to quotes in their language. This is a very closed culture.
Rat-gêló grows into an elusive devil, one who is able to confound and terrify multiple layers of secret agents, those above them, and everyone involved in this ugly side of the cold war. There is so much killing, some unintentional and horrifying, that Carlos finds himself plagued by visions of demons and his conscience eats away at him. He almost loses his mind along with his soul, as he travels from France and Spain to America on a quest to revenge not just his father’s murder, but that of his mother, wife, and everyone he holds close.
As I read through this novel the same thought keep repeating. How does this author, a minister, have such depth of knowledge of theatrical weaponry, the Romany culture, the inner workings of an espionage operative, and also has the ability to write about violent killings in such detail. I’m not sure I really want to know, but my curiosity was, and is still, piqued.
This book is a wild ride.
Edgar B. Cole
Very imaginative - or based on life happenings? I couldn't tell, because the details were so explicit. The end was fulfilling - with the length of the book I was worried it may not be worth the effort, but thankfully I was wrong! A very entertaining read I would recommend
This is a great book! Non stop action and very well written!
I'm looking forward to Nick's next book!
Larum weaves grace, truth, and the power of God throughout the novel while adeptly contrasting the psychological and supernatural effects of the enemy.
All I can say is WOW!