Under Foreign Seal

Miami, 1973. Seven stolen letters lead two federal investigators into a case far larger than mail fraud.

Postal Inspectors Daniel Callahan and Elena Trevino arrest a man who has been targeting German-speaking immigrants with false government notices and promises of lost inheritances. The scheme is cruel but straightforward-until a series of international shipments arrives in South Florida with valuable precision instruments replaced by scrap metal, obsolete machinery, and worthless parts.

The trail runs through postal facilities, insurance companies, warehouses, and a correspondence firm in Fort Lauderdale where Daniel's German girlfriend, Renate Böhme, works. As Daniel and Elena reconstruct shipping routes, compare weights, and follow falsified invoices, one thing becomes clear: the missing equipment is part of something more complicated than insurance fraud.

An Austrian investigator knows more than he admits. Several criminal networks appear to be using the same system for different purposes. And Renate's connection to the case forces Daniel to confront an uncomfortable truth: trust is not the same as certainty.

An atmospheric federal crime thriller featuring methodical investigations, Cold War intrigue, and two Postal Inspectors determined to uncover who is hiding behind the international mail.