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When diplomat Stephen MacCaffery arrives at Tavrik III to negotiate peace between the Federation, hostile Kaldari militarists, and evasive Vethari traders, he expects heated arguments, not murder.
A Kaldari negotiator collapses from a hybrid nerve agent using Romulan tech and Borg nanotech. Later, a Vethari operative is murdered with staged Federation weapons, and MacCaffery's aide is poisoned. As he searches for the killer before talks fall apart, he discovers the Vethari Combine is not seeking legitimate trade but building a empire, arming extremists and misdirecting blame to keep factions at war.
With time running out and war imminent, MacCaffery must navigate encrypted messages, hidden supply chains, and Section 31 operatives to uncover the conspiracy. He needs to expose the Vethari's role without revealing secrets, rebuild trust between hostile parties, and forge a peace treaty that prevents war and neutralizes a criminal network profiting from chaos.
The clock is ticking. The evidence is damning. And someone doesn't want this peace to succeed.
In a high-stakes game of diplomacy, murder, and military intelligence, one man must prove that legitimacy and verification are stronger than weapons and lies. |
