"Lacy Merrick pulled at the thread of corruption and America has begun to pay the price. With the country in an economic freefall, a result of harsh US sanctions, civil unrest has exploded. To combat the possibility of further corporate and government deceit, an elite task force is put in place. Now, Lacy Merrick and her colleagues must find the money behind the Dalian Company—the Chinese-run global corporation at the heart of Lacy’s unexpected reality."