A tense, complex, and twisting thriller in which one woman must choose between morality and compromise… and in either case, the consequences may be deadly.Kate Hollister is a second-generation Foreign Service officer, recently assigned to Kyrgyzstan. This is no chance assignment: Kate attended high school there, and her uncle, the US ambassador, has secured her the position.The US wants a massive airbase in Kyrgyzstan, which would significantly expand the American footprint in Central Asia and could tip the scales in the competition with Russia and China for influence in the region. With the move controversial due to the Kyrgyz regime’s abysmal human rights record, the crucial negotiations are balanced on a razor’s edge.Amid these events, an underground movement has been sabotaging the Kyrgyz regime’s supporters. Kate’s uncle assigns her to infiltrate the movement and discover its aims, for she went to high school with many of those involved. Yet nothing in Kate’s mission is as it seems. She must choose between morality and compromise, and may need to lay her life on the line for what she knows is right.’A fine read.’ Kirkus’A satisfying thriller.’ Booklist