Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother,
Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his
life. He has found it in Mr. Anderson of British
Intelligence.
Bruno's African upbringing, and fluency in numerous
African languages, has made him a top interpreter in
London, useful to businesses, hospitals, diplomats-and
spies. Working for Anderson in a clandestine facility
known as the "Chat Room," Salvo (as he's known) translates
intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, snatched voice
mail messages. When Anderson sends him to a mysterious
island to interpret during a secret conference between
Central African warlords, Bruno thinks he is helping
Britain bring peace to a bloody corner of the world. But
then he hears something he should not have....