Charles "Jay" Tice was a spy's spy. The chief of the CIA's elite
Clandestine Services, he was a legend throughout the world of
international intelligence. But secretly he was also a traitor,
reputedly selling information that will seriously compromise the
security of the United States for decades to come. Since his treachery
was exposed, Tice has been kept under strict surveillance in a maximum
security prison.
Then one morning, his cell is discovered empty. Jay Tice has
vanished--without tripping an alarm or leaving any trace of his passing.
Elaine Cunningham is a hunter--a CIA operative who specializes in
finding people who don't want to be found. Young, gifted and a maverick,
she is assigned to track Tice and bring him to ground before he
disappears forever. But as she matches wits in a perilous game with one
of the greatest spymasters of all time, she discovers there is far more
at stake than an old spy's last run for freedom.
Lurking in the shadows are other hidden players with their own lethal
agendas and, from Geneva to Washington, Berlin to New York City, a
deadly conspiracy is coalescing. With only a few hours to go, and the
future of millions in the balance, she must uncover the truth behind the
legend of the last spymaster.
