The CIA needs an agent who knows the intricacies of biological and chemical warfare and William Staton is their man. When his estranged wife is found dead it appears to him that she's been murdered. He's compelled to find out why. His investigation leads him to Hong Kong and the Asian billionaire Tom Yee whose operation and affiliations are part of a cabal of Chinese Tongs.With the help of the CIA and MI6, Staton takes off in pursuit of the Triads. His frantic chase leads him from Victoria Peak to the Kowloon Harbor, through the verdant English Midlands and into the criminal murk of downtown L.A. Stopping the malevolent Yee from using his factory to create havoc around the world becomes part of his mission to protect America from the poisonous harm that only a megalomaniac like Yee can create.