The video showed a man grinning into the camera, videochatting. Offscreen, there was a long boom and then the sound of gunfire. He paused, listening. The door slammed open and a bloodstained man staggered in. "What's happening?" the first man shouted. "They blew a hole in the courtyard wall." Another explosion came and the picture spun crazily and whited out. The ruined room came back into view, the webcam sideways on the floor, thick dust and chunks of masonry everywhere. The two men were nowhere to be seen. A pair of legs came into view from the hallway, baggy pants over worn leather...
The video showed a man grinning into the camera, videochatting. Offscreen, there was a long boom and then the sound of gunfire. He paused, listening. ...
When a crafty old spymaster suspects all is not well in his kingdom, he contacts an old friend. But this is no social call. Gault owes him, and the favor is come due. What starts as a routine job babysitting a minor bureaucrat at a Moscow conference quickly becomes much more, a complex scheme to trade arms for secrets. Saddled with a partner that can barely keep her lies straight, Gault is left to chase the truth across four continents. All the while, a growing cast of shady characters are looking to double-cross each other and steal the prize for themselves. Everything is leading to a bloody...
When a crafty old spymaster suspects all is not well in his kingdom, he contacts an old friend. But this is no social call. Gault owes him, and the fa...