About the Author

Martin Walkeris the senior director of the Global Business Policy Council in Washington, D.C. He is also editor emeritus and writes the syndicated column Walker's World at United Press International. His books include "The Cold War: A History, " short-listed for the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and for Canada's Governor General's Literary Award, and a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year in 1993;""and "Martin Walker's Russia, " which became a BBC Radio series. This is his third novel. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the southwest of France.