Why steal an asset when you can steal a whole country?Michael Brugman and his team are investigating the biggest case of their careers. Fifty-eight million people are being held hostage with the threat of an immediate and prolonged electricity outage. One that will lead to violent protests and bloodshed.An outage brought on by greed and ambition.Ambition that goes wider than just causing violent protests in South Africa, it also includes a plan to disrupt the frail relationship between Britain and the European Union.Forced to fight at multiple fronts, Brugman calls on his friends the Retired Soldiers Club to assist.Soon they are racing the clock to find the truth behind the murder of two policemen from the Cold Cases Division while trying to stop the sabotage of a diesel depot and keeping the delegates to a peace summit safe in Scotland.But will they be in time to stop plans in the making for years?