Dr. Ben Carter, a brilliant law professor haunted by a past tragedy, is a cynical recluse hiding from the world. His one firm belief is that the law is a lie, a tool for the powerful. But his quiet life of academic detachment is shattered when a desperate delegation from the drowning island nation of Kirani brings him an impossible conspiracy lawsuit: they want to sue a global superpower for causing climate change.

Thrust onto the world stage of the International Court of Justice, Ben finds himself in a high-stakes courtroom drama against the world's most ruthless lawyer, Sir Marcus Thorne. Armed with only a radical, untested legal theory and a small team of students, Ben's case is more than a long shot—it's a legal suicide mission.

As he uncovers evidence of a forty-year cover-up, the fight escalates from a battle of wits into a dangerous geopolitical thriller. When Thorne's team of corporate assassins moves from legal tactics to sabotage and personal threats that expose a web of political corruption, Ben realizes he's caught in a deadly game of corporate espionage where the future of a nation is on the line.

In this gripping eco-thriller, Ben must confront his own ghosts and decide how much he's willing to sacrifice. In a war with no rules, the final verdict could cost him everything, and change the world forever.