Once again Valerie Stone is drawn into somewhere she would rather not be. Chasing an insurgent in the UK and then down through Europe, into Africa and the Middle East she picks up an ally and lover. Following a hazardous trail, Valerie Stone acquires a lover and ally in the person of an Iranian major. As usual, she is kept in the dark, only discovering the true mission is about a deadly weapon when there is little chance of surviving any outcome.