The human race is on a countdown to extinction... unless world governments act speedily to roll back the devastating effects on planet Earth from environmental pollution caused by the actions of human kind. Representatives of an advanced civilisation have warned world leaders that they will terminate the human race... unless the pollution is eradicated and a new way of living with nature is adopted by the peoples of the world. And that is where the IES comes into the story: the mysterious International Environmental Services. On a cold autumnaldayin November as four very different officers made their way to work at Limehouse Police Station they had no inkling that the day's work would bring them all together for completely different reasons. Their journey, together yet very separately, would involve intrigue, espionage, murder and a plethora of unexplained revelations. The four officers would be caught up in a series of events that would ultimately lead them fighting for the very existence of human life. "The Shey Atar are the handmaidens of nature. They maintain balance and harmony. Their powers are beyond your comprehension. If a species becomes a threat to the existence of all others the Shey Atar will remove it. They have done this before. You have had your final warning..."