A War of Deception

It's an old game: spy versus spy.

This was supposed to be a simple information exchange, but retired U. N. spy Mai Fisher finds herself in a cab with a man possibly hired by a Balkan warlord to kidnap her. Her escape leaves her wet, cold, and determined to find out who burned her.

After almost 40 years as a spy for the U. N. Intelligence Directorate, Alexei Bukharin wants a calmer life with his wife, Mai Fisher, and to finish raising his college-student granddaughter Natalia. However, a Russian spy, affected by something in Alexei's past, has other plans for them-and especially for Natalia.

Mai and Alexei put aside retirement to find out who betrayed Mai and who is interested in Natalia. Along the way, they uncover a Russian mole in the FBI and the reason behind Russian intelligence's targeting of Natalia-a decision Alexei made decades ago about his son's future.

Past and present collide. Fathers and sons remember. Will retribution and revenge prevail?