In Washington, the British wife of one of the President's closest confidants claims that her husband is trying to kill her because she discovered he is a Soviet spy. Is Elizabeth Fleming just a hysterical alcoholic -- or is she really in fear for her life?
Once again Davina is drawn into a treacherous web of danger, deceit and doomed love in this thriller of passion and political intrigue that explodes in a shocking, unorthodox climax.