"British journalist Lebor...introduces brilliant and beautiful Yael Azoulay, a behindthe-scenes negotiator for the United Nations, in his gripping debut thriller, the first in a trilogy... [T]hose looking for a strong heroine in the mold of Lisbeth Salander will be satisfied." -- Publishers Weekly

"This thriller's prologue is a small masterpiece in showing how the seemingly banal-a worker taking a cigarette break on a balcony-can be upended into terror. The rest of the book fulfills the prologue's promise.... [with] scene after scene of heart-clutching suspense...Must reading." -- Booklist(starred review)

"A gripping and atmospheric thriller from a great writer. Yael Azoulay is a character I'm looking forward to reading about again and again." -- Charles Cumming, New York Times bestselling author of The Trinity Six

"A seditiously good read." -- Mark Malloch-Brown, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

"Adam LeBor masterfully weaves an international espionage thriller... Five Stars out of Five." -- Examiner