Galina

About the Book

Major Al Hammond considered himself a paper shuffler, moving from one cubicle to another as an analyst. He had never been cited for bravery but thought he should have been after he married Anna, just before he was ‘riffed’ by the Army after eighteen years. He was dogged by the memory of Galina whom he’d met in Germany, which almost led to his betrayal of his country. Thoughts of her and the web in which he’d found himself led him to try to write about that incident and also reinvent himself as a more determined person who would be able to murder his wife.

About the Author

Hugh Matson retired from the Army in 1972 as a Lieutenant Colonel after twenty-one years. He completed tours of duty in Korea, Germany, Russia and South Vietnam where he earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Paddy Rat award. He was a safety officer in the Philadelphia Water and Health Departments. He retired as a McDonald’s franchisee after twenty years. He is the author of Deep Game, Killer’s Gift, The Sun Never Sets in July, Charlie Robinson’s Revenge, The Drummer Boy, Joe Hakkala’s Luck, Galina, and Just A Life: A Memoir. He lives in Gansevoort, New York with his companion and three cats one of which is a Maine Coon Cat.