He thought his biggest worry would be finding clients.Now Russian intelligence wants him dead.

When a wealthy Ukrainian businessman needs help with an international transaction, hockey-playing Duluth attorney Michael Lund sees a straightforward payday.

The money is real.The paperwork looks legitimate.One quick trip to Sweden to finalize the negotiation-and he'll walk away with a hefty fee.

Unexpectedly combining business with a family legacy, Michael reunites with his great-uncle in Stockholm-and that's when everything unravels.

Michael's family ties are entangled in dangerous, aristocratic shadow games. His "simple" deal is anything but. And the charming Ukrainian client? He has deadly enemies. Suddenly, Michael's work trip includes evading menacing Russian intelligence agents.

Then the bodies start to drop. An assassination in a Stockholm nightclub. A shootout in a Duluth warehouse. And soon, everyone Michael trusts-from his hockey teammates to the woman he loves-may be compromised.

With Russian operatives closing in, Michael must decide how far he'll go for justice-and who he dares to trust-before he loses everything.

Perfect for readers of John Grisham and John le Carré.