"A missing woman in the Middle East isn't the assignment Cutter would take on, but when an old client makes the request, he can't refuse. Samira Latif's disappearance is shrouded in darkness. His client doesn't have much information for him. The missing woman's connection to one of the most powerful people in the US remains unexplained. On arriving in Syria, he finds everything he was told was a lie. His old enemies haven't forgotten him and have laid out a welcome."