Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been tasked with investigating the murder of CID Special Agent Harry Vance, who had been stationed in western Germany and whose body was discovered in the heart of Berlin's Arab refugee community. As Brodie and Taylor work to discover what the murder victim was doing in the days and weeks preceding his death, they become immersed in the many conflicts and contradictions of modern Germany. Ultimately, Brodie and Taylor realize that the murder was merely the prelude to a much more sinister event--unless they can unravel the mystery in time to stop it."--