Sequel to The Hand of the Prophet by this author. A sniper assassinates an executive in Hong Kong. Ming Yeung,the chief of Hong Kong police homicide division asks old friend Bob Steck to help investigate the crime. Steck is building a case against a company that is scamming the defense industry, selling false IED detectors to the third world. He realizes there's a connection between the crimes, and runs straight into old adversary Paul Roche, a rogue agent who has escaped Steck and his team for years. Both Steck and Roche resolve to settle the score and end it here and now. As they play cat and mouse, a mysterious third party enters the fray. Book five in a series.