Sara Paretsky
After forty years in the CIA, Lily was forced into retirement – too outspoken, too stubborn, too good at her job. Now in her seventies, a magazine article about her first posting in the old Soviet republic of Hayalistan reignites questions she thought long buried.
Determined to uncover the truth, Lily starts digging, but the CIA wants her silenced. As the hunters become the hunted, she must rely on her wits and fading strength to survive one final mission.