The Soviet Union, 1984. For One Man, The End May Be Nearer Than He Knows. World-renowned astrophysicist Victor Perov had always prided himself on being a loyal Communist with an unwavering allegiance to Party ideals and a lifelong commitment to the state. But that was before Katherine Sears, the American scientist he has fallen hopelessly in love with, risks her life to reveal a shattering secret. Victor's twin brother, Anton, supposedly killed in action in Afghanistan, may be alive in a brutal government psychiatric gulag--a dissident with explosive information that could bring those in power to their knees. Desperate to outwit the KGB and save the woman he loves, Victor searches for the truth--a dangerous journey that will lead him into a forbidden zone where trust is scarce and freedom only a dream; a place where a corrupt old guard desperately fights to keep the truth forever classified, no matter what the cost.