John Wells has just barely managed to stop an operation designed to drive the United States and Iran into war, but the instigator disappeared behind an impenetrable war of security. Now it's time for him to pay, and Wells has made it his personal mission. There are plenty of crosscurrents at work; the White House and the CIA are adding extra complications and other countries are starting to sniff around. It is when Russia and China enter the mix that the whole affair looks set to combust. With alarming speed, Wells is once again on his own?
