Alex Dryden has been hailed by critics and peers alike for clever, riveting, terrifyingly plausible stories, rich in authentic detail. Deeply knowledgeable with a keen talent for page-turning suspense, he is a writer “in the top rank of espionage novelists” (Booklist), “who can please everyone from fans of le Carré to students of current affairs.” (James Grippando). Now, he returns with another gripping international thriller featuring his “terrific heroine” (Phillip Margolin), Ex-KGB Colonel Anna Resnikov.

Ukraine’s independence is a wound that won’t heal for the seasoned elder statesmen who now control Russia. Under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, they will stop at nothing to return the crown jewel of the USSR to its rightful place: under the boot heel of Russian power. Operatives from  the controversial and clandestine forces of the dark heart of the KGB, Department S, are engaged  t