''An absolute must-read for fans of Clancy, Ludlum et al'' Bookseller & Publisher. An international crisis. An ex-navy hero. Time''s running out. It''s hard to bury a past. Lachlan Fox is about to discover it''s ever harder to dig it back up. While most of the world''s intelligence resources have been tied up in Afghanistan and Iraq, the President of Chechnya has been making plans -- and the clock is ticking. A world away, disillusioned ex-navy operative Lachlan Fox is on a diving trip with his best friend. From the moment they lift a mysterious metallic object off the sea floor, the two men set in motion a chain of events that will drag them into the corrupt world of international politics and arms races. From East Timor to Grozny, Washington to New York and Venice to Iran, Lachlan Fox is forced into an adrenaline-fuelled quest to save his friend, himself . . . and the world. ''A rollicking post-Cold War terrorism tale'' Sun Herald The Lachlan Fox Series Fox Hunt Patriot Act Blood Oil Liquid Gold Red Ice Praise for James Phelan: ''James Phelan has produced a big, juicy, rollicking tale in the spirit of Robert Ludlum. We haven''t seen an international thriller like this for a long time'' Jeffery Deaver ''A fast and furious ride through a complicated maze of timely political intrigue. James Phelan has earned a new avid fan'' Steve Berry ''A corker ... Phelan writes in swift, gritty prose, never wasting a word'' Sydney Morning Herald