博客來One mistranslation. Twelve dead operatives. Ten years of guilt.
James ＂J.D.＂ Delaney was a CIA analyst who made one catastrophic mistake. In the frozen ruins of a Ukrainian operation, he mistranslated a single word-confusing ＂dawn＂ with ＂dusk＂ in a critical intelligence intercept. The extraction team hit the facility at the wrong time. Twelve people died in the ambush, including Irina Volkova’s fifteen-year-old brother and, months later, J.D.’s own brother Liam.
Now, ten years later, J.D. lives in self-imposed exile in rural France, hiding from the world and the ghosts that haunt him. He’s buried the classified list he stole that night-a document containing the names of thirty-seven deep-cover Russian operatives connected to a vast trafficking network. It’s evidence that could topple governments, expose corruption, and finally deliver justice for those who died because of his mistake.
But the past doesn’t stay buried.
When Irina Volkova appears at his door-the woman whose brother died because of his error-she brings a stark warning: the Kremlin knows about the list, and they’ll kill to recover it. The trafficking network that destroyed their families is still operating, stealing children and turning them into weapons. Only the list can stop them.
Forced into an uneasy alliance, J.D. and Irina must navigate a deadly game of espionage across Paris, pursued by Russian operatives who’ve waited a decade for revenge. With the help of a cautious French intelligence officer and a fearless investigative journalist, they race to verify and expose the list before their enemies silence them forever.
But exposure comes at a price. Governments will fall. Allies will become enemies. And the two people bound by a shared tragedy must decide: Is redemption possible for the unforgivable? Can they ever atone for the lives lost, or will the ghosts of their past consume them before they can make things right?
From the frozen battlefields of Chechnya to the shadowed alleys of Paris, from a botched operation in Ukraine to a final stand in the mountains of France, A Long Awaited Winter is a gripping tale of guilt, courage, and the terrible weight of mistakes that echo across years.
Some secrets are too dangerous to keep. Some winters last a decade. And some ghosts can only rest when the truth is finally brought to light.
