1. At first Paul agrees to be an undercover agent for both sides. Is this because he sees no graceful or safe way to refuse? Because he does not believe he will learn any secret information to report? Or for some other reason?

2. Real-world events have gone in a different direction than this book predicts for the 1990s. Does this make any difference to your enjoyment of the book? Why or why not?

3. Paul's lost memories come back as he is fighting to escape from the terrorists. Is this coincidence, or does something in the situation trigger his flashback? If the latter, what do you think it is?

4. Bratty little Lloyd Pomeroy irritates Paul every time he sees him. Paul even worries that the boy may drive him to violence. Yet when the two of them are being stalked in the flooded canyon, Paul keeps...