John Drake races across the globe, one heart-pounding step behind the loathsome Tartus, a human trafficker who has kidnapped a congressman's daughter. Behind Drake is a trail of brutally murdered covert operatives. Ahead lies an impenetrable global syndicate of the world's most dangerous men. Disavowed by the US government, Drake is determined to deliver his own brand of justice to these ruthless thugs. Tracking the most powerful enemy he has ever faced, Drake stumbles into the center of a CIA plot to incite a war between the Muslim oil countries and Israel.Tormented by personal demons, Drake must ultimately confront the most terrifying identity of all - his own. Can he exterminate this vermin, rescue the innocent, and prevent a war? Or will he become the monster he hunts?