Five years ago, Tag Finn went on his final mission for the CIA's elite Special Activities Division. It had entailed smuggling a brilliant nuclear scientist named Farid Ardeshir out of Iran, but things got complicated when Iranian agents intercepted them in Istanbul, and Finn was ordered to terminate the scientist rather than let him fall back into enemy hands. Disenchanted with the Agency, he completed the assignment then walked away from a brilliant career in espionage to return home and become a lowly underpaid private investigator. Current day-a powerful secret society called the Topless Agenda knows the truth of what happened on that mission-that Finn didn't terminate the scientist, and the man in question has been living in the United Arab Emirates and recently made a discovery that will solve the world's energy needs. Now, the Topless Agenda wants Finn to bring the man to the west, as he's the only person in the world who the scientist will trust. Finn takes the job and sets off on a perilous journey across the Middle East, where he must keep his mind sharp and his wits about him as he faces off against dangerous foes and more than a few femme fatales.