The peace in a refugee camp outside Rome is shattered by the murder of a respected Syrian elder. Allyson Worthy, an FBI agent on loan to the CIA and working undercover in the camp, is convinced a criminal ring with underworld connections is behind the attack.
Allyson's professional and personal lives come into conflict when her relationship with Seppe D'Angelo, an aid worker in the camp, becomes serious.Love and lies are not a good mix, and Allyson struggles to hide her true identity from Seppe.
When Allyson rebuffs the advances of fellow agent Chaz Eaton, Eaton becomes her nemesis in the Agency. The competition between them is heightened when Allyson joins with a new agent in proposing an alternative to Eaton's plan to root out the criminals in the camp.
Eaton's plan involves trusting a seductive refugee in the camp. Tables turn, and he is kidnapped. Allyson's plan, set in motion at the same time, also goes awry when Seppe is abducted.
The Agency faces a bleak choice. Either agent Eaton can be rescued or the aid worker Seppe, but not both.Allyson refuses to surrender to this hopeless deadlock, but what can she do?
Autorentext
David Carlson is Professor Emeritus (Religious Studies) at Franklin College where he served for forty-two years. With the study of religious violence being one of his specialties, David has lectured and given radio and television interviews on ISIS, Al-Qaeda, as well as religious extremists in the US. Now retired, David enjoys writing non-fiction related to interfaith efforts; a weekly newspaper column on religion, politics, and culture; the Christopher Worthy and Father Fortis mystery series; and now the Allyson Worthy mystery series. His wife, Kathy, is a retired English professor, an award-winning artist, and his best editor. Their two sons took parental advice to follow their passions. Leif is a visual artist, and Marten is a screenwriter and filmmaker.