A new novel in David Weber's Honor Harrington Universe! As the
slavemasters of Mesa plot against the Star Empire of Manticore and the newly
liberated slave planet of Torch, Anton Zilwicki and the notorious Havenite
secret agent Victor Cachat set off on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth
concerning a wave of mysterious assassinations that have been launched against
Manticore and Torch. Most people are sure that the Republic of Haven is behind
the assassinations, but Zilwicki and Cachat suspect others of being the guilty
party. Meanwhile, powerful forces in the Solarian League are maneuvering against
each other to gain the upper hand in what they all expect to be an explosive
crisis that threatens the very existence of the League itself!