August 1989. When Carl Box arrives in Paris with his two-legged dog Billy, he expects to settle a will, not dodge assassins.

Presumed dead, Carl’s Aunt Lillian was a Cold War enigma: part fashion icon, part small-press publisher, and, as it turns out…not dead. Very much alive and orchestrating a smuggling operation, Lily ropes Carl into a tangled web of Soviet secrets, oddball operatives, and world where nobody is what they appear to be.

As Carl fumbles through his assigned mission with a gorgeous activist and a dog who keeps misbehaving, the real story unfolds: one of lost time, hidden loyalties, and the messiness of making things right.

Smart, suspenseful, and rich with humor, Red Lily is a genre-bending tale of international intrigue and personal truth.