This novel is written in a Tom Clancy style. It has been years since Vic James emerged alive from the dangerous CIA mission in Iraq. While struggling with PTSD, he becomes a successful business man and is traveling to ink a deal with the Ecuadorean government. He gets sucked into a smuggler's web that is tied directly to the Chinese government and embarks on another dangerous mission for the CIA. Written by Mark Dale, who was a Special Agent in the OSI, and a decorated war veteran. Mark has extensive knowledge and experience in intelligence, counter-intelligence and combat.