From the Oval office to the back streets of Sao Paulo, from the lush vineyards of Italy to the unforgiving landscape of the oil fields in the Middle East, Dr. Matthew Stone, multi-millionaire financial genius and his beautiful Italian fiance take the reader on a global journey. Together they uncover an unspeakable evil that threatens to destroy the world's financial markets and return America and its allies to the dark ages. Their quest to prevent the catastrophe takes them to the financial capitals of the world-Athens, Frankfurt, London, New York, Tehran, Washington, D.C., Zurich, and finally to the glamour of Lake Como, Italy. This journey will haunt the reader long after the last page. "A remarkable novel based on real world threats and a chillingly plausible scenario. What sets this book apart from most fictional novels is the author makes you wonder if this story will turn up on tomorrow's front page news " -Wallace Kidder The Observer"