After assassinations and a coup in the country of Dagastan plunge State Department officials David Morgan, Alison Chambers and Lee Kennedy into the midst of a morass of intrigue, double-dealing and murder, things only get worse when Soviet forces move into the country to 'stabilize' the situation.Morgan finds himself the target of a witch hunt as bureaucrats look for a scape goat to blame for the unfortunate death of his former ambassador. When he's called back to Washington to 'assist' the bureaucrats in their inquiry, things really heat up as the mysterious figures who have been pulling the strings from behind opaque curtains are forced into the open. With much at stake, including their very lives, Morgan and his friends have to pull back the curtains and expose the shadowy White Dragons before it's too late.Picking up where The White Dragons left off, In the Dragon's Lair will keep you on the edge of your chair.