Liam Doyle's father died high in the death zone of the 'savage mountain' K2. When he sets out to locate the body he is confronted by a series of inexplicable events. Deeply troubled, he enlists the help of two friends, an ex-special forces buddy and a Washington editor. Their investigations take them into the heart of a scientific conspiracy with the potential to wreak atmospheric havoc on a planetary scale. A critical US election race, escalating violence across Asia and increasingly hostile media create a toxic climate in which they must risk their lives to expose the truth.
