Combining actual events with a fictional plot, this suspense-filled thriller unfolds as a global chess game, with exciting moves and countermoves. The hijacking of an oil supertanker off the coast of Indonesia in the strategic Strait of Malacca opens the tale, which darkens as the clever sale of the oil and a dramatic ransom for the vessel create an unsurpassed cash windfall for al Qaeda. But for them this is not just about the money-it's about what can be done with that money! Seeking to attack America with a nuclear device, the terrorists plot to recruit a disgruntled Pakistani nuclear scientist to their cause. The lure? Piles of money and a gorgeous woman. What does he have access to that they want? Alerted belatedly to these events and unsure of the details of their intent, a counterterrorist center in London made up of CIA and MI6 experts, with the help of Dutch intelligence, attempts to discover the terrorists' purpose and thwart it. From North Waziristan near the Pakistani-Afghan border, through the ultramodern financial center of Dubai and the enticing bars of Vienna, the action continues relentlessly unabated to the Caribbean. In hot pursuit of the terrorists, CIA and MI6 agents follow their trail, but are one step behind. Will they stop them in time? This debut novel concludes with a dramatic climax that will stun most readers' imagination.