Publisher's Synopsis
Elena and her Covert Action Service team may be Europe's only hope of stopping the Brutalists. Their leader, Marana, has recruited a rogue army and is closing in on Sarajevo, determined to promote the rise of Greater Serbia and bring down the European Union. The endgame has begun.
Ayoub is training in Brussels to join the CAS special ops team. The scrappy teenager is learning fast, but time is running out. As he fights his own demons, he unwittingly allows an enterprising American journalist to infiltrate CAS headquarters. She is about to reveal the existence of Europe's secret intelligence service, run by a bunch of misfits from the Balkans.
But the big story may never reach the headlines. Sinister forces are manipulating the Internet to preserve a cover-up of the secret war in the Balkans, enabling the United States to save face at any cost. The fate of Europe may depend on a daring plan by Ayoub's forbidden girlfriend to break the silence - and the willingness of some of CAS's members to pay the ultimate price.
Personal vendettas are still simmering beneath the surface. Drago, a former child soldier returning to Kosovo, must confront a blood feud that demands death for him and his brother. Neglected as a child, Marana is still resentful of Elena's privileged upbringing. She adopts an abused refugee girl as her own daughter as she plots her revenge.
Marana and Elena are headed for a final confrontation between the forces of Greater Serbia and Europe. The outcome will determine if Europe's Lost Children will ever find a place where they truly belong.
