When American celebrity chef William Laurent uncovers a hidden cipher buried in a century-old culinary masterwork, he is thrust into a deadly game of international espionage. Pursued across Europe by a shadowy global organization bent on weaponizing an ancient secret, William’s only ally is the enigmatic Woman with Auburn Hair—a brilliant operative commanding covert CIA networks. Outmaneuvering high-tech surveillance and lethal ambushes, William must rely on his sharpest culinary instincts to survive.
In this pulse-pounding thriller, the line between culinary history and global warfare completely dissolves. With time rapidly running out and his family’s lives hanging in the balance, William must expose the truth before a century of silence erupts into global catastrophe.
