In an international thriller that ranges from the quiet streets of Georgetown to the tumult of Tokyo and from Riyadh to Paris, a series of unexplained deaths, leads John Dundas, a publisher with the celebrated Copernicus League, to wonder if the League, with journalists scattered worldwide, might be perfect cover for a team of undercover assassins. Caught in a deadly dilemma of his own making, Dundas struggles to survive as he's swept into a maelstrom of intrigue, murder and mayhem.