BETRAYAL. MURDER. A CONSPIRACY UNRAVELS IN THE SHADOWS OF THE COLD WAR'S END. Maggie Stewart never imagined that her quiet life as a Master's student at Oxford University would entangle her in the dark, personal turmoil of her Russian professor, Nicholas Stowkovsky. When Nicholas's wife vanishes under suspicious circumstances during a trip to former East Germany, Maggie is pulled into a web of intrigue far beyond the academic world. Desperate to find his wife, Nicholas embarks on a dangerous journey to Germany, where his fate and Maggie's become dangerously intertwined. As secrets are exposed and tensions rise, their paths collide in a final, explosive confrontation.