Short Synopsis
A tale of counterterrorism from an author who "ranks with Graham Greene in his knowledge of espionage and the human heart" (Publishers Weekly).

Full Synopsis
Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission—to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan for getting inside Suleiman's tent is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks.

This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity, and when it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service—a man who might be an Arab version of John le Carre's celebrated spy, George Smiley. But can Ferris trust him?

"Ignatius has crafted one of the best post-9/11 spy thrillers yet." ---Publishers Weekly Starred Review

"Listeners are in for a treat.... [Dick] Hill's performances...add dimension, subtlety, shading, and a master narrator's finesse to the work as a whole." ---AudioFile

"Thoroughly entertaining...timely and plausible" ---Booklist

Publishers Weekly Review