By now Gordon Wren has become less a man than a rumor with a necktie. His smallest pauses are interpreted as tactical brilliance. His confusion has diplomatic consequences. When a major international crisis brings old enemies, nervous allies, and one very tired intelligence service crashing together, Gordon is forced into the largest and most public misunderstanding of his life. Everyone believes he has a plan. Gordon, naturally, does not. But for the first time, the fate of the operation may depend not just on his luck, but on whether he can make one deliberate choice before the whole absurd legend collapses.
