PARISA young woman is cornered on a deserted boulevard.Moments later she walks away, leaving her assailant for dead.ATHENSAn elderly man walks into the American embassy with a story to tell.MOSCOWThe most unlikely of traitors is uncovered by the most dangerous of men.WASHINGTONA brilliant, unorthodox CIA agent must single-handedly connect the dots to stop an intricate house of cards from toppling in a cold war that's taken a terrifying new twist.