Reporter Eric Truell is the golden boy of the "New York Mirror" after a prize-winning scoop leaked by a maverick in the CIA. Truell knows he must keep his distance from the secret services but, when his source feeds him dynamite information, how can he resist?
Now Truell has another great lead from his tame spook. This is dangerous territory but there are no roads Eric is not prepared to travel in pursuit of a hot news story. To walk down some of them, however, spells not just the end of a reporter's career - but his life.