{"product_id":"incident-in-budapest-9781962834773","title":"Incident in Budapest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA journalist sent to Budapest for a magazine profile. A world-famous Russian ballerina ready to defect. A flash drive that could alter the balance of power.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMort Ahrens is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e reporter trying to build a quieter life as a freelancer, husband, and father. Then a mysterious government operative known only as \"Gray Man\" offers him an assignment that sounds simple enough: fly to Budapest, interview Svetlana Ivanov-the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet-and return home with material for a major magazine profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Svetlana is not only a dancer. She is a Russian dissident with access to information the United States desperately wants: the latest intelligence on Russia's nuclear readiness. The problem is that American intelligence channels may already be compromised, and Svetlana is under constant watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMort is not a spy. He is not a trained operative. But his public credentials make him the perfect courier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a glamorous international assignment soon becomes a dangerous test of loyalty, courage, and improvisation. In Budapest, Mort must navigate Russian minders, government secrets, and the moral risks of helping a woman whose life depends on getting to the West. Back home, his wife Danni-a fierce constitutional law professor-finds herself pulled into a parallel fight over civil liberties, federal power, and the consequences of a government willing to bend the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending international espionage, political suspense, sharp dialogue, and family drama, \u003cem\u003eIncident in Budapest\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast-moving thriller about ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances-and the price of doing the right thing when no institution can be fully trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers who enjoy political thrillers, spy fiction, international suspense, Russian intrigue, and character-driven stories where global danger collides with domestic consequence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calumet Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962834773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Alan Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514312548533,"sku":"9781962834773","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781962834773.jpg?v=1791903551","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/incident-in-budapest-9781962834773","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}