When a number of politically active Libyan exiles suddenly disappear into thin air, only one man in the CIA can connect the dots. Jibril Aziz believes that something extraordinary and terrifying is happening. He believes that the US Government is instigating a global conspiracy - one that was never intended to be put into action; codenamed operation Stumbler. If Stumbler is successful, it will have huge global ramifications and will change the shape of the Middle East. Jibril Aziz believes that his own government is making a dreadful mistake - he must stop them at any cost.
Meanwhile, in a cafe in Budapest, an American diplomat and his wife are in the midst of the most difficult conversation of their long marriage. Emmet has discovered that Sophie had an affair with a colleague of his when they were stationed in Cairo, two years before. Sophie has been waiting for this moment to come - for the truth of her infidelity to finally be revealed. But before Sophie can even begin to apologise, something truly shocking happens. A man steps up to their table and shoots her husband in the face. In the terrible days that follow, Sophie becomes convinced that his death relates to their time in Cairo. She sets out to uncover the truth of what happened there. Soon, Sophie begins to see that she was not alone in keeping secrets in Cairo - and that some secrets are more devastating than others.
- ISBN10 1250036143
- ISBN13 9781250036148
- Publish Date 18 March 2014 (first published 6 March 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Minotaur Books
- Format eBook
- Language English