Master spy Lachlan Kite discovers that a mission thirty years ago has resulted in his name being put on the "JUDAS" list--a record of enemies of Russia who have been targeted for assassination--and must win a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the Russian secret state to survive.

Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn't what she expects--especially when the ground offensive is over so quickly...Over the course of one year, Mona falls in love, speaks up to protect her younger sister, loses her best friend to the new girl at school, has summer adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada, and pursues her ambition to...