Once again Terrestrial Intelligence Agent, Lindsay Nash, finds himself yanked off an all but finished case on Novo Grozya to put out a fire on the financial world of Kurim. Lindsay and his team members, Travis Johns and Vanessa Kerby, must solve a problem that he cannot even discuss with them. Forced to deceive even those closest to him, Lindsay must work through the clues to seek a resolution. And if he fails, not only his life and the lives of his team are at stake – but the future of the Terran Federation for the next decade