President Charles Taylor enjoys a life of wealth and privilege after the unprecedented terrorist attack carried out by people in his own retinue. Aaron Rothfeld, the head of a mighty financial clan, uses the President as a pawn in a grandiose game for the ultimate power. Rich, talented Zoe Stafford is blinded by the desire to avenge her mother, who was killed in the attack. Zakhar, Zoe’s father and a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan war, is living out an empty, pointless life in which only hatred and violent reflexes remain. Four different lives. Four strong, unconventional people. Their paths are destined to cross, leading them into a bloody war whose outcome could change the world.

The first battle for the truth has been lost. But fate provides Zakhar with a unique opportunity: Taylor and Rothfeld arrive in Ukraine on an official visit. This is a country where Zakhar has unlimited resources, trained people, and connections going back many years. This is a country where Taylor is vulnerable. To win the war his daughter began, Zakhar has to take a perilous step. He plans to kidnap the President and subject him to a real interrogation for the whole world to see. If his plan succeeds, people will finally hear the lying, arrogant politician speak the plain, unbiased truth. But sometimes the truth is more terrible than the blackest of lies…