Emperor in all but name

As the West appears to be on the verge of a new Cold War with Russia, Victor Roth, Interpol's expert on forgery and counterfeiting, is suffering with an outbreak of peace and quiet. Aching for action, he's given an assignment by his Director that only exacerbates his state - he's sent to deliver an address at a ceremony held in a packed Paris theatre. Without warning people begin to drop in their seats and die but it's only the beginning. As Paris is rocked by more terror Russia invades Ukraine and suspicions grow that Moscow is to blame for the attacks. The discovery of a load of forged artworks and illicit drugs takes Roth into the seedy world of the French secret service, Russian gangs and the daily terror of Russian émigrés attempting to remain free in the West. He has to unravel a plot that will affect the future of not only Europe, but the former Soviet states.