An Indonesian terrorist group blows up San Francisco's high voltage power lines, plunging the city into darkness and chaos. Meanwhile, nine year old prodigy, Vincent Lowe, son of a Marine Lt. Colonel, moves with his family to a recently built U.S. military base near Jakarta. The Indonesian President support the U.S. presence in his country, but others do not, including Santoso, the opposition candidate in the upcoming election. After Vincent starts high school in Jakarta, he attends a soccer game where bombs explode killing dozens and Vincent suspects one of his teachers may be involved. Vincent takes it upon himself to help unravel a dangerous plot involving the CIA, a terrorist cell, the election, and ultimately the military base where he lives. The characters in this mystery novel are complex. Motives and allegiances are shifting and unclear. Follow Vincent's journey to the exciting conclusion.