In the summer of 1991, as the Soviet Union teeters on the edge of collapse, a violent uprising erupts in the Soviet Republic of Moldavia. Amid the chaos, a portable nuclear weapon is stolen from a secure armory by nationalist forces seeking to blackmail the Kremlin. When the weapon's location is uncovered, the world faces a terrifying threat that could draw NATO and the United States into a nuclear conflict of unprecedented scale.

A classified U.S. Nuclear Emergency Search Team is deployed to locate the weapon, as a legendary Mossad agent and a tenacious KGB investigator each uncover evidence pointing to a complex - and seemingly contradictory - international conspiracy. The final hours to the climax are a riveting blur of geopolitical brinksmanship that can change the course of history - or possibly end it.

"...an ambitious and frighteningly convincing international thriller..." -BookLife Reviews

"Meslin's debut novel is an action-packed thriller featuring a robust cast of characters contending with sky-high stakes." -Kirkus Reviews

"...cinematic in its delivery...[a] shocking thriller" -Pacific Book Review

"...a brilliant debut novel...the all too real tale of nuclear blackmail grips the reader with its utter authenticity and extraordinary level of tension." -Admiral James Stavridis, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and New York Times bestselling author