A Frail President, A Shattered Peace, And a World on the Brink.
The Dragon, China's ailing but formidable president, prepares to name his successor just as peace between the world's last superpowers crumbles. Across the Pacific, the American president faces an unprecedented crisis; an attack that pushes his nation to DEFCON 2. Unbeknownst to either leader, the puppet masters pulling the strings reside within a covert US intelligence program, delicately manipulating the perils of asymmetrical warfare within a world darkened by the shadow of nuclear conflict. Former intelligence operatives Sam Harrington and Dan Weston find themselves caught between a contract on their lives by the Irish Republican Army and dark money US intelligence that wants their assistance. Their desperate mission could either prevent China's further aggression or ignite a global war. In this high-stakes thriller, alliances shatter, secrets kill, and two men's choices will determine if the superpowers go to war or seek compromise.