Updated Description for Draft2Digital One man's desperate gamble. Two nations on the brink. A conscience that won't stay silent. Taras Shevchenko is a man out of time. A truck mechanic in rural Belarus, he is struggling to provide a future for his wife and two young daughters in a country choked by corruption. When he witnesses a massive, clandestine military buildup near his village, he realizes he's holding the most dangerous secret in Eastern Europe. Desperate for a way out, Taras begins a perilous game of digital espionage, funneling intelligence to the West. But in the shadows of the Kremlin, his actions have already triggered a response. As the fires of conflict ignite, the paths of Taras and Niki Petrova—a reluctant Russian conscript—become inextricably linked. From the frozen forests of Ukraine to the high-stakes corridors of MI6 in London, Lines of Conscience is a harrowing journey through the moral minefields of modern war. Written with the technical precision of a veteran pilot and mariner, Christopher J. Minchin draws on his deep experience in New Zealand and the Middle East to deliver an authentic, pulse-pounding exploration of what we risk when we choose to follow our conscience.