In the fantasy novel Gator Tango and the Higgs Boson, an American spy travels around the world reporting on scientific developments in other countries. In particular, he seeks information about the Higgs Boson - or the "God Particle" - an entity that will explain why subatomic particles have weight (a property that is not properly accounted for by current theories). His travels take him to Switzerland, Germany, France, Russia, China, Japan, Tibet, Nepal, India, Egypt and Israel, destinations enhanced by the insightful descriptions of the author, who has visited all these countries. During his missions, the spy has romantic encounters and falls in love with a KGB agent. The woman decides to leave Russia and move in with her new love in Louisiana. The dangers there not only include spy games but a giant monster alligator on the prowl. There's a lot of bite in Gator Tango. On a small island off the coast of Cape Breton, Peter Martel, a young man of French Acadian origins and a high school dropout, set out to find his place in the world. After graduating with a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Toronto, he ended up at Chalk River Laboratories doing research in pure physics. Now retired and living in Mississauga, Ontario, he is also the author of Memoirs of a Hayseed Physicist. http: /sbpra.com/PeterMartel