Reddic Smith lives a double life. Most know him as an accomplished athlete, but he's much more. He is employed by the government's most covert agency. An urgent assignment sends him to Cornell University, where his brother, Jaxon, is finishing his PhD in history. But when they find Jaxon's mentoring professor shot and left for dead in his office they suddenly find themselves thrust into a perilous hunt for the most priceless object ever chronicled, known simply as the Stone of Truth. It's a race against time, as they aren't the only ones looking for the legendary stone. Fanatical terrorists will stop at nothing to possess it. Driven by an ulterior motive, Reddic must use his brother as an asset to uncover the trail before it's too late.