Back Channel

Back Channel Book Description

An esteemed professor recruits young black coed Margo Jensen for a mission to serve as part of a "backchannel" for secret negotiations between President John Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to prevent a nuclear war. Shuttling between Ithaca, Washington, D.C., and Bulgaria, Margo becomes entangled in the internecine battles between spy agencies on both sides, unsure who to trust as hawks on both sides threaten to push the odds of nuclear war.