Analyzes the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri, killed in a 2005 explosion, tracing the final weeks of his life, his influence on Lebanese politics, the truth about the assassination, and the repercussions of his death on the Middle East.

Young's book is a personal memoir of the post-2005 period in Lebanon, when the Cedar Revolution led to the pullout of the Syrian army from the country, kicking off a protracted period of domestic tension, invasions, civil war, assassinations, huge rallies, secret meetings, incessant scheming, and fear.