Dazed and confused, Liz Sansborough awakens one morning to find herself in a house full of furniture she doesn't recognize, attended by a handsome young man she doesn't know, unaware even of her own name. At that moment, she is about to embark on a perilous and mind-bending journey, both actual and psychological, into a world of international terrorism, corrupt secret agents, and potent mind-altering drugs. Now that communism has fallen, the enemy may be much closer to home - and much more difficult to find. Masquerade moves at headlong speed through a terrifying underworld that encompasses the posh beach communities of California, a highly secret CIA training camp, the netherworld of Washington superspies, and the dangerous backstreets of Paris. Leading the chase - both hunter and hunted - is Liz Sansborough herself. She may be a trained government agent gone bad - or an innocent victim and dupe. In a world of distorting mirrors, it's almost impossible to see the truth.