Advance coverThe Diplomats
13 July 2027 · United States
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Cleeton combines her historical-fiction background with a speculative Cold War mystery, making the distance between two former spouses both emotional and temporal.
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Near the end of her diplomatic career, Julia Winters receives letters suggesting that the husband she believed dead may be connected to a Soviet machine that crosses time. Returning to Washington, she must revisit the Cold War assignment that separated them and decide whether their shared past can be changed.
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