<p>Before the Berlin Wall came down, CABAL had been the West’s most successful intelligence network in the East. </p><p> Wolfgang Weisen was once the master spy of East Germany; now he plans to drive Europe to its knees. Known as ‘The Poison Dwarf,' he systematically murders the members of CABAL. </p><p> Revenge? Or something more? Then two experienced case officers, sent to contact the remaining Cabal agents, are killed in turn. </p><p>James Bond and the CIA’s Elizabeth Zara—known as ‘Easy’ St John—are ordered in to pick up the pieces. And uncover a fanatical conspiracy, dedicated to the destruction of democracy right across Europe. It's not long before Bond and Easy find themselves playing a life-or-death game as they try to figure out who they can trust. All the while, Cabal agents are dying one by one . . .</p>