In this gripping contemporary thriller reminiscent of the classic Casablanca, a successful spy novelist is drawn into a real-life espionage plot when he’s sent to find a mysterious fugitive on the alluring but deadly streets of Morocco.

Renowned author Kit Carradine is approached by an MI6 officer with a seemingly straightforward assignment: to attend a literary festival in Morocco and track down a mysterious woman hiding somewhere in the exotic, perilous city of Marrakesh. But when Carradine learns the woman is a dangerous fugitive with ties to international terrorism, the glamour of being a spy is soon tainted by fear and betrayal.

Lara Bartok is a leading figure in a violent revolutionary movement whose brutal attacks on prominent politicians have spread hatred and violence throughout the West. Her disappearance ignites a race between warring intelligence services to find her—at any cost. But as Carradine edges closer to the truth, he finds himself drawn to the brilliant, beautiful, and profoundly complex woman.

Caught between increasingly dangerous forces who want Lara dead, Carradine soon faces an awful choice: to abandon Lara to her fate, or to risk everything trying to save her.