"I cannot recall a more clever thriller about the Cold-War in Germany...Tom Gabbay hits a homer his first time at bat. Not only is the plot compelling, but it also rings with authenticity [It] brings immediately to mind one of the greatest thrillers ever written: The Day of the Jackal. That, along with realistic characters and a rollicking plot, makes this one of the early favorites for best debut of the year."

--Tampa Tribune

Jack Teller is through with the CIA-until the Berlin station is contacted by a Colonel in the East German Stasi just days before President John F. Kennedy’s scheduled visit to the Wall. The Stasi officer has an important message-and he will speak to no one but Jack.

The informant claims a treacherous plot is brewing to assassinate the American president in Germany-a conspiracy originating at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Only Jack Teller believes the threat is real, and it has left him alienated and alone in a divided city that holds too many dark secrets. And if he forgets the two essential truths of the espionage game-that lies are currency and nothing is what it seems-he won’t live to prevent a global catastrophe.