Suspense. Mystery. Intrigue. An ancient curse. Forbidden desire. Civil war. Terrorist attacks on the United States. A woman president in the White House. A cafe where spies, visionaries, poets, and death mix and collide. Agents of espionage conflicted about their role in aggression and war. The grandeur of Mykonos, Greece. Cosmologic and existential contemplations. A philologist's musings."