As the desert sun rises, Katya finds herself in a race against time, navigating a treacherous landscape of deception, money laundering, prostitution, and terrorism. The outcome remains uncertain as Katya battles Cartwright's schemes and confronts her own demons. With her team at her side, Katya must rely on her training and experience to survive and succeed in her mission to retrieve Gadaifi’s stolen fortune. Katya's pursuit leads to danger as she faces Cartwright's violent and corrupt world. Buried conflicts from her past resurface, and the pressure to return the money rises.
Katya Petrovna is a risk-taker. Leaving Russia’s Federal Security Service for the G8 Intelligence Agency, she’s eager to prove herself. When a Russian woman is caught at Heathrow with a suitcase of cash, G8 assigns Katya her first mission: infiltrate a mafia-run casino on the Black Sea. Undercover as the daughter of a wealthy ex-KGB officer, Katya soon realises the operation extends to a brutal trafficking ring in Macau. She turns to Kirill, a former street kid turned casino manager, but cannot tell if he is an ally or an enemy. As the danger escalates, she must take the biggest gamble of all—to stop a nightmare of cruelty and death.
Katya Petrovna’s mission takes her to the Arctic, where she infiltrates Aleski Alessian’s mining empire under the guise of an investor. His secret submarine venture hides a far more dangerous scheme—uranium smuggling and ex-KGB operatives plotting global upheaval. Battling the brutal cold and treacherous allies, Katya must outmanoeuvre powerful enemies before she becomes their next casualty. Will she expose the truth or be buried beneath the ice? A gripping espionage thriller for fans of Mick Herron and John le Carré.