On the day the US President is entertained by the British Prime minister, a fanatical mullah accuses the President of war crimes, offering eternal paradise to anyone who will assassinate him. Sean Dillon, Major Ferguson and Daniel Holley are rushed into action to combat a huge upsurge in terrorism, helped by extraordinary new recruit, Intelligence Corps Captain and Afghan war hero, Sara Gideon. Though bin Laden may be gone, the threat remains as terrible as ever. A devil is waiting for them, and the assassination plot is only the beginning.