Jason Keen, one of America's top surgeons is missing. His colleagues resent his extreme arrogance, his wife has moved out and he has been drinking, heavily. The evidence points to a dramatic suicide, the police think it's an open and shut case, but one New York cop isn't buying the suicide and quietly continues with her investigation, until suddenly the FBI demand to take over the case. Deep underground, a secret government agency is spending millions on illegal experiments and a precious young life is at risk. A United States Senator suspects millions of tax payers dollars are being misappropriated. Against a corrupt Capitol Hill, she is determined to discover where the money is going, who is being protected, and can she find an ally who isn't involved? A tense, action packed thriller by A J Quinnell, author of Man on Fire.