<b>A historic institution is hiding a very modern threat.</b><b>The student</b>Ai Ming, a Chinese student, is forced by her government to transfer from Harvard to Oxford University, where she is recruited to an elite Chinese study centre based out of St Felix¿s College. <b>The scapegoat</b>Meanwhile, the centre¿s newly recruited head stumbles on its more sinister purpose: recruiting Chinese and sympathetic British students to steal high-value research and intellectual property. Unsure who at the university he can trust, he turns to CIA agent Manon Tyler for help. <b>The spy who might be their only hope...</b>But as Ai and another Chinese-American student are drawn deeper into a deadly game, will Manon be able to penetrate the heart of St Felix¿s secrets in time to save them?<b>PRAISE FOR STELLA RIMINGTON:''Intriguing and very cleverly-plotted'' ALEX GERLIS''Races along at breakneck speed. Packed with insider information, this is not one to miss'' M. W. CRAVEN''Damn good'' Daily Telegra