Bodyguard Of Lies eBook

"I'm reminded of Poul Anderson's Dominic Flandry series, or more recently, Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Anniversary Day saga." —AnalogThe war has ended.The real enemy hides in plain sight.Captain Tomas Neumann thought he'd left the battlefield behind. Assigned to the Confederated Worlds' capital planet, he's focused on rebuilding military morale after their devastating defeat. Politics? Not his fight.That changes when he saves the next president from an assassin's bullet—and becomes a pawn in a deadly game he never wanted to play.Gone are the clear battle lines of war. In the marble corridors of power, he navigates a labyrinth of secrets and shifting loyalties, where every handshake could be a trap. But when he uncovers a conspiracy that makes the recent war look like a skirmish, the stakes explode beyond anything he's faced.From opulent temples to secret police interrogation chambers, he races against time and surveillance to expose the truth. The Confederated Worlds' survival depends on his ability to distinguish allies from enemies, patriots from traitors—and stay true to his soldier's oath when everything else is a lie.Military science fiction meets political thriller in the triumphant conclusion to the Confederated Worlds trilogy.