The author of Traitor's Gaitdelivers this chilling international thriller that "moves relentlessly to an explosive climax" (Tom Kasey, author of Cold Kill).

One phone call is all it takes to shatter Julian Croome-Pugglesley's happiness and plunge him into a world of fear. An unfortunate incident in his past has made him susceptible to blackmail all these years . . . and the time finally comes to pay for his mistakes.

With the threat of extortion hanging over his head, C.P. is forced to steal a DNA file—inside of which contains a secret formula with terrifying potential. In the wrong hands, the information—the key to groundbreaking genetic engineering possibilities—can lead to the creation of a master race. Handing over this file could mean disaster for Britain and her allies, but even C.P. doesn't know whom he is supposed to be working for.

When C.P. disappears from the Foreign Office with photographs of the file, two of the top agents in Britain's SS(O)S, James Dingle and Glyn Jones, follow a dangerous trail. Crossing paths with American, Russian, and Chinese rivals, they soon find themselves plunged into a disaster that will take all of their cunning to survive . . .