In a remote Greek village, Captain Elias and his guerrillas in the resistance are engaged in battle with the Nazis. A church burns to the ground in a act of betrayal, and several die trying to protect a religious icon hidden there. What happens that day lies shrouded in mystery until, sixty years later, the icon surfaces on the New York art market, generating keen - and possibly deadly - interest from a variety of suitors, each wanting it for a different reason.

Neil Olson is the president and senior partner of the Donadio & Olson Literary Agency, which represents such authors as Robert Stone, Peter Matthiessen, and James Hynes. He lives in New York City with his wife, editor Caroline Sutton.