Two countries are brought to the brink of nuclear war in this breathtaking thriller from the author of The American Mission.

Sam Trainor''s outspokenness left him marginalised in Washington. Formerly a top South Asia expert in the State Department, Sam''s knowledge is now being used in the private sector, but he finds profits-driven consulting work difficult to adjust to.

When Sam stumbles across the transcript of a phone conversation discussing ways to provoke conflict between India and Pakistan, he knows that conversation can''t have taken place - because he is having an affair with one of the alleged participants.

Someone is deliberately stoking the simmering conflict between nuclear-armed rivals. To prevent all-out war, Sam must work out the answers in a deadly game where no one, not even his closest colleagues, can be trusted.

''A gut-churning international thriller'' Huffington Post
''[A] fantastic read'' Suspense Magazine
''An excellent political thriller'' Library Journal