KJ Backford
KJ Backford grew up living in different parts of the world, an experience that continues to shape the settings and themes of the novels. After graduate degrees and a rewarding career in Silicon Valley, KJ now focuses on writing. Drawing on real-world experience and knowledge in creating inspiring characters within interesting, intricate thrillers and mysteries, KJ published three novels: The Blackmail Enigma, Breaking Moscow Charter and Where Sunflowers Stand.
Where Sunflowers Stand: A Traitor in Ukraine. A Spy in Russia. A CIA Man. And the Fight for Freedom.
By: KJ Backford
Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, must expose a traitor before Russian counterintelligence catches his most valuable spy.A traitor inside Ukraine’s General Staff has tipped off the Russians: Ukraine had advance knowledge of Moscow’s war plans. Now, Russian counterintelligence is closing in on Alex’s prized source near the top of Moscow’s hierarchy.To protect his source, Alex must uncover the traitor. If the Russians strike first, his operation – and Alex himself – could be compromised, costing Ukraine territory and countless lives. And if Ukraine is pushed to the brink, a return to nuclear arms could become a last, desperate gamble.From the war ro...
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