"Former special agent Kade Black knows his adversaries well. He’s shadowed terrorists, spies, and mafia bosses. But he's never had to confront all three at once. Kade’s latest clue has him watching a new dead drop serviced by the late GRU operative, Sergei. But this drop is inactive. No sign of use. Another intelligence agency has arrived in Sergei's wake. Far from a clandestine operation, agents of the PRC are moving around in the open. Forcing their way into small town politics and flirting with criminal enterprise. But to what end?"