Political icon Connor O'Malley and his family must fight for survival on an island where the Group placed them for their protection. Heavily outgunned and crippled by an EMP, the Group's charges band together and attempt to retake the island from an invading force. Also caught in a precarious situation, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jack Duncan finds himself piloting a hijacked commercial plane. In the company of one of the hijackers, he embarks on a mission to stop a shipment of the mind-control bioweapon from falling into enemy hands. With CSI Detective Niki McAllister's help, he launches an investigation to root out the mole in Chicago's FBI field office and restore trust among their senior leadership. Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent in Charge Kerry O'Malley and her brother Neil have fled Russia at the onset of a civil war, and now find themselves in a near-apocalyptic postwar neutral zone. Their way out seems to be through a secret Group prison. As they converge on their hopeful escape, Kerry is introduced to knowledge about the Group that shatters her perception of the world and her role in it. In this latest novel, the O'Malley family uncovers critical knowledge about the global conspiracy that has been surreptitiously intertwined with their lives.