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SYNOPSIS
But when Daniela, Lana’s friend and chief rival, is brutally attacked on the eve of a New York tour, Lana is given her coveted solo—an unlikely stroke of luck that makes Lana the chief suspect in the attack.

Once in New York, Lana meets Georgi Levshik, a powerful Russian émigré who claims to know the truth about Marina’s past. She’s torn between her distrust of Levshik’s offered patronage and her need for answers. But when another young dancer is struck down on the day of her debut, Lana becomes the prime suspect in not one, but two attacks.

On the run and still in the dark, Lana puts her trust in Levshik’s alluring young bodyguard, Roma. Together they must uncover the truth about a Bolshoi blood feud involving three generations of Dukovskaya dancers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elizabeth Kiem is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has worked as a journalist for Reuters, NPR, and CNN and as a communications consultant for Unicef. She has lived in Brooklyn for more than 15 years. Before that she lived in Moscow as it entered a new era.
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Twenty years out of pointe shoes, she dances salsa and swing … but she still has dreams on toe. They’re every bit as good as the dreams where she flies.