Mike Devon's covert counter-terrorism unit has become a target for some of the world's top assassins. His response is to hit back hard and fast in a merciless campaign aimed at clearing a path to the man who drew up the hit-list.
But as Devon scorches a trail of vengeance across Europe, he finds himself becoming side-tracked by false leads. And that's when he realises he could have made a fatal mistake.
Are the attacks on his unit nothing more than a smokescreen to hide the biggest ever terrorist plot against the city of London? Has Devon allowed himself to be blindsided just when his country needs him the most?