Kirk Rafferty shares a recent deal announcement from Publishers Marketplace:THE COSMONAUT, set during the Cold War and Space Race, in which a Soviet cosmonaut crash-lands in rural Texas carrying classified photographs of American military installations; injured, stranded behind enemy lines, and pursued by the FBI, she must find a way home before the Americans capture her, to Faith Black Ross at Crooked Lane, in a nice deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Tommy Dean at Talcott Notch Literary Services (world). Kirk Rafferty is an author, technical writer, and a former U.S. Navy cryptologist, bringing a wealth of real-world experience in intelligence and technology to the page.