In a world of CIA hidden agendas, Mediterranean arms dealers, and cutthroat mercenaries, nothing is ever black and white. Preston McSweeney is a war hero and soldier of fortune who's fallen on hard times. No money, no family, no future. Selfish and solitary, he's hired by a humanitarian billionaire to overthrow a small African nation. Meanwhile, ambitious federal agent Jasmine Needham finds herself investigating a murder in Los Angeles. It looks like an open-and-shut case but why does McSweeney's name keep popping up? Before long she discovers that McSweeney and she may be unwittingly part of a conspiracy which could bring the world crashing down... Previously published as Dying for Money.