City of Exiles

by Nevala-lee, Alec

• ISBN13: 9780451238788
• ISBN10: 0451238788
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-04
• Publisher: Signet

Summary

In the lightning-paced sequel to The Icon Thief, Europe's turbulent past and terrifying future are set to collide in the streets and prisons of London-and beyond. Rachel Wolfe, a gifted FBI agent assigned to a major investigation overseas, discovers that a notorious gun runner has been murdered at his home in London, his body set on fire. When a second victim is found under identical circumstances, the ensuing chase plunges Wolfe and her colleagues into a breathless race across Europe, a secret war between two ruthless intelligence factions, and a hunt for a remorseless killer with a deadly appointment in Helsinki. At the heart of the mystery lies one of the strangest unsolved incidents in the history of Russia-the unexplained death of nine mountaineers in the Dyatlov Pass five decades before. And at the center of it all stands a figure from Wolfe's own past, the Russian thief and former assassin known in another life as the Scythian…

Author Biography

Alec Nevala-Lee was born in Castro Valley, California. He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor’s degree in Classics, and worked for several years as an associate at a global investment firm based in New York. He lives with his wife in Oak Park, Illinois.