When genius inventor Nikola Tesla died in the midst of World War II, the FBI combed through his secret research - and discovered an invention so extraordinary that the agent could only reveal it to President Franklin Roosevelt in person. He didn't make it. The government never found what he discovered - but a Hollywood star murdered by the Nazis left a clue. When a cabal of rogue Saudi princes conspires with a global energy giant, power-hungry EU officials, and a corrupt Washington law firm to devastate the United States' economy, it is up to Justice Department prosecutor Patrick Carlton to track down Tesla's lost formula before it is too late. But others want it first. From the haunts of old Hollywood to the deserts of Saudi Arabia, through the wilds of Alaska to European capitals, Carlton will need the help of a beautiful Hollywood tour guide, a competitive FBI agent, a billionaire reformed mafia don, a scientist from a deep-black government agency, and a Polish secret agent to save the global economy from ruin and bring the plotters to justice. But first, Carlton must stay alive.