(#28 In The Bestselling Lawson Vampire Series)Dead spies, a mysterious rendezvous, assassins with skills they should not have, an ambush abroad...all of these incidents have led Lawson's Control Niles to determine the existence of a grand conspiracy afoot within the Council. But to what end? And who is running it?Now, without a proper sanction, Niles dispatches Lawson on a deadly mission: find out who is behind the conspiracy and bring them to justice, whatever the cost. But being this far off the books brings with it its own inherent danger and Lawson will need someone he can trust if he has any hope of accomplishing his mission. Because on an assignment that reaches this close to the top of vampire society, even old allies might just not be as loyal as you hope...About the Author: Jon F. Merz is the author of over 30 novels (including the bestselling Lawson Vampire supernatural espionage series) ranging from urban fantasy to espionage and sword & sorcery fantasy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer Jon served in the United States Air Force, protected a variety of Fortune 500 executives, and taught defensive tactics to government agencies like the State Department, Bureau of Prisons, and others. He is an active CrossFitter, a 5th degree black belt in Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu, enjoys doing GORUCK challenges, and in 2014 started modeling and acting, most recently starring as Alfred P. Sloan in THE CARS THAT MADE AMERICA on the History Channel. He lives each and every day by the motto, "Who Dares Lives."