Few authors write about espionage, terrorism, and clandestine hit squads as well as Taylor does.Houston PressPike Logan is on the desperate huntfor a man who is about to betray hiscountryand ignite a horrific new worldwarin this pulse-pounding thriller from New York Timesbestselling author andformer special forces officer Brad TaylorPike 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 membercallsignDunkinsaw something he shouldnt have, andnow hes on the run from Chinese agents.Pike and Jennifer soon discover that Dunkinsattackers 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 Taiwanapivotal 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 theyre seeing isntactually 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.