Mission: Red Scythe. James Vagus Thriller, #1

Two novice teen secret agents step onto the dangerous chessboard of international espionage during the Cold War. In the summer of 1965, eighteen year-old James Vagus has no plans for his future-until a shadowy recruiter offers him a path he never imagined: espionage. Trained for a life of danger and secrecy, James finds himself thrust into a world where every move is calculated, and every mistake could be his last.
His first mission takes him to the sun-soaked beaches of Miami, where he must infiltrate the Golden Syndicate, a covert operation led by the enigmatic Dr. van Heerden. With the help of fellow operative Dakota Walker, a Cherokee teen, James dives headfirst into a deadly game of deceit, betrayal, and international intrigue. From high-stakes surveillance to harrowing escapes, the two agents race against time to stop a plot to destabilize the Western world's food supplies and upset the delicate global balance of power.
James and Dakota must navigate treacherous waters-from Miami to Vienna to Madras to the Florida Keys-piecing together the clues that could unravel a catastrophic plan. But as danger mounts and sacrifices become inevitable, the two agents must challenge themselves to go further then they ever have to be able to save a world teetering on the edge of disaster.