Nikolai Volkov. Hero. Soldier. Warrior. An elite bodyguard and a top-notch investigator, he is one of the brightest stars in Moscow's VIP Personal Protection Agency. But in every warrior's life there is a turning point. One case. One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career and make him question his own values, morals, and loyalties. For Nikolai Volkov, this is that case.

Moscow, Russia, the turbulent 1990's. The last vestiges of socialism are coming down. The world is changing. And a man is killed on a quiet suburban highway. Then, an attempted kidnapping. Nobody knows if these crimes are related. Nikolai has a challenging mission: Protect your client, solve the murder, and get the situation under control. But the situation is impossible to control. Within hours, another man is murdered in his apartment. Then things really spiral out of control.

But Nikolai won't quit. He's a combat veteran of the Chechen war with a passion for finding truth and doing the right thing. Before the social and political turmoil in Russia changed Nikolai's life, he had planned to follow in the footsteps of his father, a decorated military hero. Now, he's fighting a new kind of war.

With the help of a young female investigator, he embarks on a deadly hunt that leads them from the glitzy Moscow downtown to a posh suburb to a desolate rural area where he confronts an enemy he didn't know he had. As he encounters and uncovers an intricate web of secrets and lies, Nikolai is forced to question everything he used to believe about his country, his career, his values, and himself. Things are rarely what they seem, but Nikolai is willing to risk it all to find the truth. What he discovers as he untangles the convoluted family drama are desperate desires, envy, and a murder plot more chilling than anyone could have imagined.

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• Publication Date: September 14, 2016
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• Print Length: 151 Pages
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