Like a wisp of smoke, political intrigue entwines around ACCA vice-chairmanJean Otus and those both near to him and far. What secrets from the past connectNino to the royal family? Why is Lotta's life threatened by a shadowy assassin?And who is the true mastermind behind the coup that threatens unrest upon thepeople of Dowa? Thoroughly embroiled in all the drama, Jean alone holds the keyto the future of ACCA...