When corrupt US Government officials, the Kremlin, and the Russian Red Mafia square off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the CIA must move to protect its most valuable top-secret weapons project. As clandestine operations corrupt the powerful, espionage begins reaching the highest levels of the Federal Government with deadly consequences. As cutting-edge technology falls into enemy hands, CIA Director Mitchell Hughes calls on a reluctant Geophysicist, Daniel Bowman, who is unwittingly thrust into the heart of a secret Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency black weapons operation. Assigned by the Agency as a temporary protector for Bowman, CIA Officer Erica Morillo finds her duties conflicted by unexpected emotions. The two are drawn into the tangled web of intrigue and deceit. With a life-and-death struggle climaxing on a frigid remote Alaskan island, International tensions mount between superpowers unwilling to acknowledge the true nature of their involvement. Used Book in Good Condition