American life as we know it is about to be obliterated by a debt bomb. And the only person who can save the country is Andrea Gartner, a suburban accountant. Thrust into the rapacious, cutthroat world of American politics and surrounded by crises on all sides, Andrea begins a desperate effort to save the United States. Arrayed against her are cynical politicians and belligerent military brass, some of whom just might be secret Chinese agents.