Red Rover is finished - betrayed on a mission to capture and interrogate a mysterious Saudi deep in the Arabian desert. One of the team was killed, the remaining two barely escaped alive. Now, the unit has been shut down and Greg Whitman and Felix Orteo are left adrift, wondering what went wrong. Into their midst comes Charlize Daou, a brilliant, wildly talented arms expert, who becomes the reason - and supplies the means - to resurrect their mission. Together, they secretly set out to find the Saudi, and take the first step into the heart of a vast, ancient conspiracy that could forever rearrange the balance of power across the globe