Mike Devon's covert counter-terrorism unit has become a target for some of the world's top assassins. Devon's 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 sidetracked 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?