Scorched Earth — Warren Murphy; Richard Sapir

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

A single superheated zap from an invisible object in space literally vaporizes the Biobubble habitat scientists. More sizzling attacks are followed by eyewitness sightings of giant Cyrillic letters in the sky.

As the White House and Pentagon hastily cover up in reflective tinfoil to ward off the deadly rays, Remo and Chiun are dispatched to Russia to stop these stealth attacks before World War Ill really scorches the planet.

But clandestine Russian forces are ready, lying in wait. They have their own red-h agenda to find the culprit, even if it means going back to the wild and crazy Cold War days -- when the Party was really happening....