Now that the Iron Curtain had come crushing down, and Soviet satellite countries switched allegiance to the United States, their communist spies are no longer needed. Hundreds of thousands are discharged, but not retired - they form The Fifth Internationale, building a global conspiracy that will allow them to manipulate world governments to their own end.
As a former top-secret government courier, Jack King was privy to all the ins and outs of covert maneuvering on a global scale. He has turned his work experience into a series of novels that resonate with authenticity. The corridors of power, with their backstabbing, greed, and corruption, are the focus points of Jack's books.
The collapse of the Berlin wall, followed by the Soviet Union, were two of the most momentous events of the 20th century. We know them well from countless TV images. This novel goes behind the scenes, where we witness not death of the system, but birth of something new, and what can only be described as new oligarchy, in essence: the current day Russia. Exciting espionage story!