It’s the spring of 1914 and all is well; the world is on the brink of total utopia.
So thought the leaders of the time as well as one lone war correspondent for the Washington Post, Oliver Lansing.
Just retuned home after three long hard years in the desert following the path of Pancho Villa; he’s tired. But not for long!
Sent to cover the French Ambassador’s Ball, against his wishes, Oliver is soon pulled into an adventure that not only takes him on the wildest ride of his life but also sends him to the very table where the world’s future is to be decided.
Oliver’s belief’s will be challenged and his heart bruised, and the one last hand he had saved to play in his old age will demand to be dealt very soon…