For the first time since joining the OIDC, Kit Chase feels almost relaxed. Her relationship with military policeman Owen Reese is blossoming, her cousin Paige is traveling from New Zealand to spend the holidays with her, and the festive and magical ambiance of Pristina in December promises the chance for a white Christmas and a respite from the rigorous - and often dangerous - demands of her job as an international prosecutor in Kosovo.Until the body of an unidentified man is discovered near the Christmas market.A cryptic message hidden in fluorescent ink on the murder victim indicates the involvement of Black Sun and the notorious Siberian Vipers gangs . . . and that something far more sinister is afoot. Further complicating matters, the flash drive Kit removes from the scene also implicates Sergei, the enigmatic Russian with whom she shares an attraction that is as dangerous and forbidden as it is undeniable.Walking a tightrope between risk and reward, Kit is once again plunged into a web of shadows, secrecy, and intrigue as she struggles to unravel the mystery before everything implodes