Jacen Merrick gave up the dangers of mountain climbing to start a family. His best friend Jake finds a new climbing partner in a wealthy fellow veteran, Corey. During a Thanksgiving day debate, Jacen dares his best friends to climb the forbidden summit of Mt. Ararat to settle the dispute. What they find there is just the first piece in a global enigma. It will send them and their powerful union of foes racing to the most exotic and mysterious places on Earth to decipher a riddle older than history as they know it. Jacen, Jake, and Corey each hide a secret they must reveal, though the cost of doing so is tremendous. How each man deals with his dilemma serves as a tense backdrop for their journey. Who will reach the finish line first with all the pieces of the puzzle in this multicultural thriller? Only Jacen knows the full scope of the challenge they are facing and how it will affect the way every person on the planet views themselves and their heritage?