Khalil Hassan is a scientific genius and master strategist. He also has a secret that he'll do anything to protect-including becoming a long-term sleeper agent for North Korea. He doesn't reveal this to the Circle, a powerful network of global elites, when he joins them. Instead, he just balances their agendas.

For Hassan, getting one president into the White House was easy, but the next is proving more difficult. After eight years of forceful policy, it seems the people are tired and want change. Enter Coleen Harris, a wealthy straight talker who gains the populist vote with her...