When a luxury diplomatic train is hijacked in the Balkans, a State Department crisis negotiator discovers the masked mastermind demanding a prisoner exchange is the husband she buried three years ago—and he may be the only man who can stop a war hidden inside the hostage list.
The train was never supposed to stop.
It is carrying ambassadors, ministers, and one unofficial deal meant to cool a spreading European conflict before markets open. Then armed men seize the line in a mountain corridor, cut every signal, and turn the carriages into a steel trap. Their demand is simple: release one prisoner, or watch diplomacy die in public.
Washington sends its best crisis negotiator.
Lena Rowe knows how to hold a voice steady when other people break. She knows how to buy minutes with words. She knows how to read lies through static.
Then the hijacker speaks.
It is her husband Gabriel, the operative she mourned, the man whose coffin she buried, the ghost who left her with a ring, a lie, and three years of unanswered grief.
But Gabriel is not asking for money, asylum, or safe passage. He is trying to force the world to look at one passenger, the diplomats thought they could move in secret. Someone worth killing for. Someone worth derailing Europe for.
Now Lena has one night to keep the hostages alive, uncover why Gabriel faked his death, and decide whether the man who destroyed her is staging a massacre—or trying to prevent one.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When a luxury diplomatic train is hijacked in the Balkans, a State Department crisis negotiator discovers the masked mastermind demanding a prisoner exchange is the husband she buried three years ago-and he may be the only man who can stop a war hidden inside the hostage list. The train was never supposed to stop.It is carrying ambassadors, ministers, and one unofficial deal meant to cool a spreading European conflict before markets open. Then armed men seize the line in a mountain corridor, cut every signal, and turn the carriages into a steel trap. Their demand is simple: release one prisoner, or watch diplomacy die in public. Washington sends its best crisis negotiator. Lena Rowe knows how to hold a voice steady when other people break. She knows how to buy minutes with words. She knows how to read lies through static. Then the hijacker speaks. It is her husband Gabriel, the operative she mourned, the man whose coffin she buried, the ghost who left her with a ring, a lie, and three years of unanswered grief. But Gabriel is not asking for money, asylum, or safe passage. He is trying to force the world to look at one passenger, the diplomats thought they could move in secret. Someone worth killing for. Someone worth derailing Europe for. Now Lena has one night to keep the hostages alive, uncover why Gabriel faked his death, and decide whether the man who destroyed her is staging a massacre-or trying to prevent one. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798258505071
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When a luxury diplomatic train is hijacked in the Balkans, a State Department crisis negotiator discovers the masked mastermind demanding a prisoner exchange is the husband she buried three years ago-and he may be the only man who can stop a war hidden inside the hostage list. The train was never supposed to stop.It is carrying ambassadors, ministers, and one unofficial deal meant to cool a spreading European conflict before markets open. Then armed men seize the line in a mountain corridor, cut every signal, and turn the carriages into a steel trap. Their demand is simple: release one prisoner, or watch diplomacy die in public. Washington sends its best crisis negotiator. Lena Rowe knows how to hold a voice steady when other people break. She knows how to buy minutes with words. She knows how to read lies through static. Then the hijacker speaks. It is her husband Gabriel, the operative she mourned, the man whose coffin she buried, the ghost who left her with a ring, a lie, and three years of unanswered grief. But Gabriel is not asking for money, asylum, or safe passage. He is trying to force the world to look at one passenger, the diplomats thought they could move in secret. Someone worth killing for. Someone worth derailing Europe for. Now Lena has one night to keep the hostages alive, uncover why Gabriel faked his death, and decide whether the man who destroyed her is staging a massacre-or trying to prevent one. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798258505071
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