Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, & their two teenage daughters, Elena & Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin & the chaos of the following years, & as the Cold War continues powers inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove vital players in this game of intrigue & revolution. Raisa & their two daughters travel to the United States on a diplomatic mission, but a horrifying tragedy destroys everything Leo & Raisa have built. Leo must get to the States somehow & find out what happened. Exiled from the Soviet Union & separated from his family, Leo's quest takes him through the stark wilderness of Afghanistan, reawakening all his old instincts & forcing him to confront his demons. But whatever it costs, wherever he must go, he will find Agent 6. Read by Gareth Armstrong