"Every good thing begins with a death." Many consider Shade to be the greatest assassin in history. And who better to hire if you need the Tornar ambassador dead? But Shade soon discovers that what looked like a lucrative job is not quite as simple as 'kill one person'. A complex web of deception and misdirection makes even he reconsider the contract, as well as the possible motives behind it. Victoria Haldred now has a small team working...