Former MI6 operative, Max Grant, has created a new life in Chicago, heading up the cybersecurity arm of a global security company. He is also building a relationship with author Cress Taylor, the woman he has dreamed about for twenty years. But Max's past is about to catch up with them both.Ten years ago, Max was caught in ambush in an Istanbul alley, where most of his team died. Max's testimony helped put the terrorist mastermind in prison. Now he's escaped and word in the intelligence community is that he is targeting Max.A planned trip to Europe turns deadly as Max is drawn inexorably back to Istanbul. With Cress refusing to return to Chicago, Max has to stop Faez, before he eliminates them.