Sam Marks is one of the Investment Times’ finest journalists, known for accurate, in-depth reporting on financial affairs. Now she's about to be put to the test as she's sought out to unravel an international scheme of artful espionage. She follows every winding lead to recover the lost paintings of Nyzveshnykh, a Russian artist whose work was first banished and then smuggled out of the Soviet Union. His art and expressionism were revered in political posters, coveted and sold for dazzling sums on the black market. Along the way, Sam discovers the legends of Lenin’s Goshkran and about the constant threat of forgery. She finds herself on an emotional journey of fascination, torment and love in a world of desire and lust for power and control. In the end, she must choose between a sophisticated businessman and her long-time love, calling into question her own values and beliefs.