Crimson Lake: The Surge is an action/adventure/suspense literary work that chronicles the mission of two men, Angel Heavon, a Cuban diplomat and Emmanuel Cabrera, a Cuban military officer. The men are tasked with the mission of creating a narcotics empire to generate finances to assist in stabilizing Cuba’s infrastructure. The story takes place in 1980's New Orleans, Louisiana which is used as a base of operations and soon they find out that life in the 'Big Easy' intercedes on their mission, sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. This is a ride that readers will find compelling, fascinating, and they will not want it to end. They will need all of their knowledge, skills, and guile to ensure their missions success. This is the first literary work of the trilogy, you will tune in for what follows.