Russians and Rubles, the third installment of the Helen and Frank series by Thomas Morgan, takes our two stalwarts and their little band of conspirators through the tumultuous year of 2022.

Amidst the disorder of Covid-19, crime, inflation, fentanyl overdoses, and a porous southern border, a new plague arrived in 2022: Vladimir Putin had his military invade Ukraine on February 28.

Helen's aggressive nature and Frank's money laundering skills attract attention from the wrong people. They tangle with an assorted group of miscreants, including American mobsters, Wagner Group operatives, shady bankers, and ambitious federal investigators.

Though Helen and Frank's rural location in St. Albans, Missouri, insulates them from urban chaos, danger finds them. Their involvement with criminal elements here and abroad compounded their peril. With wealth and influence, anyone can eventually overstep. It happens to Helen and Frank. They had to learn their lesson the hard way.