Ex-deniable operator nick Stone seems to be living his dream as he steers his camper van round the surfing and parachuting centres of Australia, a beautiful young backpacker at his side. But when he witnesses on TV the massacre of children in a terrorist siege on the other side of the world, Nick finds himself catapulted once more into working for the American secret services - this time of his own free will. As events unfold in the bleak, medieval villages of Azerbaijan and the teeming streets of modern Istanbul, it isn't long before Nick discovers the true objective of the misson on which he has embarked. The Stunning new bestseller from the author of Deep Black.