|summary=In this riveting ride of a spy novel Chinese spy Xin Zhu has wiped out and closed down an American intelligence espionage department, causing its former boss, Alan Drummond, distress that only revenge will quench. Meanwhile attack survivor Milo Weaver just wants time to recover and be with his family but Alan has gone missing and (unfortunately for Milo) Alan is more than his ex-boss - he's also a friend.
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The Beijing Olympics approach and Xin Zhu has every reason to be proud: a high ranking position in China's espionage system, a beautiful new young wife and the satisfaction of having wiped out 33 American agents and so closing down their department. But the spy business is not a place for resting on laurels, especially when American Alan Drummond wants to avenge the death of his entire department. Meanwhile survivor of the massacre, Milo Weaver, just wants time to recover and space to be with his family. The unlikelihood of that happening is pretty high; however, it becomes a lot more remote when Alan disappears.