"Few authors write about espionage, terrorism, and clandestine hit squads as well as Taylor does."--Houston Press Pike Logan is on the desperate huntfor a man who is about to betray hiscountry--and ignite a horrific new worldwar--in this pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author andformer special forces officer Brad Taylor Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are enjoyinga sunny vacation down under when they getdisturbing news: their friend and colleagueClifford Delmonty is in serious trouble. Whileworking as a contractor at an Australian F-35facility, the former Taskforce member--callsignDunkin--saw something he shouldn't have, andnow he's on the run from Chinese agents. Pike and Jennifer soon discover that Dunkin'sattackers are a dangerous link to a much largerscheme that could launch a full-on conflictbetween China and Taiwan. In its quest for dominance, China is determined to reclaim Taiwan--apivotal ally the United States has sworn to protect. Pike learns that the Chinese have a deviousplan to bait the island nation into all-out war bydestabilizing the government and manipulatingan artificial intelligence defense system. As the threat reaches a boiling point, Pikealone realizes that what they're seeing isn'tactually real. A soldier who has always beentrained to fight and win, Pike must now trackdown and neutralize the missing man who holdsthe key. With the help of Jennifer, the Taskforceteam, and a brave Taiwanese intelligence agent, he races to prevent a catastrophic conflict fromconsuming a whole region of the world.