Action, explosions, adventure, terrorist plots and conspiracies combine for a compelling novel in the vein of Clancy, MacLean and Ludlum.<br/><br/>A ship carrying the most deadly cargo in human history is steaming towards the world's great cities ... <br/>Intelligence agent Marika Hartmann must make a life and death decision in the skies over Sydney. Her colleague PJ Johnson is leading an unyielding team of Special Forces soldiers against a terrifying new weapon of war, now in the hands of the enemy. Meanwhile only Dr Jan Sloven can decode the biological conundrum left by a deranged scientific genius and now threatening millions of people. <br/>Past mistakes will come back to haunt them all in a last ditch fight against an implacable enemy. <br/>Action and adventure, terrorist plots and conspiracies all combine for a thrill - ride in the vein of Clancy, MacLean and Ludlum.<br/><br/>Praise for Greg Barron's novels:<br/>'A superlative political thriller' Rob Minshull, ABC <br/>'Barron echoes the work of authors such as MacLean, Clancy and Ludlum' CANBERRA TIMES<br/>'Barron has written a thriller that entertains but also for those wanting more, a thought - provoking polemic.' COURIER MAIL<br/>'A darkly imaginative page - turner' Bookseller+ Publisher<br/>'Entertaining, provocative' Daily Telegraph