Nick Stone has always kept his job as ex-SAS trouble shooter at arms' length from his home life. But when his son falls dangerously ill and the doctor who saves him comes under threat from an old adversary; it is no longer possible. Life just got very personal. To stop his cover being terminally blown; he must follow a trail that begins in Triad-controlled Hong Kong. He is propelled back into the brutal world he thought he'd left behind. The forces ranged against him have guns; helicopters; private armies and a terrified population in their vice-like grip. Nick Stone has two decades of operational skills - but this time; that may not be enough...