Espionage. Bio-Terrorism. Corruption. Power-grab. All come together when President Katherine Fontaine finds her progressive agenda stalled as the world shadow-elite manipulates those in power. Will the Chinese-driven economic crisis be what Katherine needs to justify taking control to create her American utopian ideal? How can she seize guns in private hands to make her plan work? Will her husband Walter's sexual fling with the exquisitely trained Su Ling give the Chinese the leverage they need to dominate the world? U.S. Special Forces are stretched thin when they learn of an Afghan terrorist cell that may be a problem. Will they arrive in time before a Chinese developed super-virus is released? Mike Broehm prods his neighbors to prepare for bad times, but will the thugs hired by Homeland Security be their biggest threat? His positive belief in people may receive a serious test.