The Chinese language dragon is flexing its muscles. As its armed forces begins to prey on neighbours in the South China Ocean, attacking angling vessels and scheming to seize organic resources, the US continues on high alert. But an even more ominous risk lurks nearer to house: a Chinese sleeper cell offers planted a nuclear weapon in the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, the largest naval base on earth. The prospective: a magic formula rendezvous from the Atlantic Fleet airplane service providers and their battle groupings. When the CIA director is definitely assassinated and Jake Grafton is definitely appointed to consider his place, he gets wind of the conspiracy, but has no idea when or where in fact the attack will happen. In the meantime, a series of assassinations, including an attempt on the life of the Leader, shake the united states and deliberately face mask an even more sinister goal. Can Jake Grafton and his best hand man, Tommy Carmellini, prevent the storyline to destroy the US Navy?