The year is 1916. Europe is embroiled in a horrific war with no end in sight, and the United States remains hesitant to send troops into the conflict. Yet within the clandestine world of espionage, the U.S. is closely monitoring the operations of German agents throughout the world. Enter Dr. Francis Nash, a professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh—and an undercover agent for the Office of Naval Intelligence. Nash is assigned to courier sensitive photographs to an agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service in Europe. A chance meeting with the beautiful and mysterious Peggy Harrelson immerses Nash in murder and a deadly cat-and-mouse chase throughout war-torn Europe, pursued by German agents, czarist secret police, and Russian Bolsheviks. The prize is an arcane letter dating back to Catherine the Great that may alter the course of the war.

Just who is Peggy Harrelson, and what is she hiding? How can Nash trust and work with Reilly, his British counterpart who seems to play both friend and foe? Of what significance does an 18th century letter have for the British, Germans, and Russians?

PRAISE FOR MARK MACEDONIA'S BOOKS

Silhouettes of the Dark:
"Everybody’s got darkness hidden within… Occasionally it just wants to come out and plan. So, what happens when that thin line between love and hate blurs into a vengeful obsession? Is the Keeper still watching? Because the darkness is here… This fast-paced, dark thriller novella focuses on the unhinged things we can resort to when the love we so desperately covet is somehow taken away."
— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"an exciting new trilogy... set in 1916 amid the chaos of World War I."
— In the Loop Magazine

Beneath a Crescent Moon:
"The author, a retired history teacher, packs his novel with meticulous descriptions... of the period... An engaging adventure and melodrama bolstered by a trove of historical factoids."
— Kirkus Reviews

The Soles of Cyrus Eblis:
"The author successfully combines historical fantasy with Christian fiction, and I was utterly engrossed in the 500-page novel until the satisfying last sentence."
— OnlineBookClub.org

Beware the Shifting Sands:
"a heart-pounding cat-and-mouse game"
— Bonaventure Magazine