Daniel Silva (b. 1960) is a successful writer, journalist, television presenter, author of more than 15 action-packed novels, which have repeatedly topped the New York Times bestseller list, received various literary awards and gained success not only in the author’s homeland, but throughout world - his books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Madeleine Heart is a beautiful, intelligent, purposeful young woman, a rising star in the British political arena. But she has a secret: she is the mistress of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. And this piquant story does not go unnoticed: the girl was kidnapped and they demand that the British leader pay dearly for his sins. Fearing a scandal that threatens to ruin his career, Lancaster quietly involves British and Israeli counterintelligence in the search operation. Who is behind the kidnappers? How is a Russian energy company involved in this story? And who is Madeleine Hearth really?..