When the truth turns toxic

An explosion and a jetliner crash kill hundreds of Russian tourists in Central Asia. The Russian president—the most powerful woman in the world—uses it as an excuse to send in troops and proclaim herself anti-terrorism champion of Central Asia.

Vit Partenkas, owner of the Lithuanian watchdog group Baltic Watch, suspects Russia has a secret agenda. As he investigates the crash that killed his best friend, Vit uncovers a curious web of Central Asian shell companies connected to China. When he finds that social media postings linking the crash to Islamic fundamentalists are all lies, he's targeted by an assassin. Vit desperately searches for the truth before time runs out for him and everyone he loves.

In Book Five of The Amber War Series, the truth turns toxic in Russia's elaborate plan to put a stop to Chinese incursion into Central Asia and fight to regain the glory that once was the Soviet Union.