This book represents the third fiction in the Shadow series. The story takes place at Malta, where a conference between all the major countries of the world is trying to solve the problems that affect every nation. A disruptive element plans to stop or cause problems so the conference cannot complete its mission to find solutions to the problem. Clay and his comrades go to Malta to prevent the terrorist from achieving their intended chaos. The second part of the book takes place in Central America. A senator is kidnapped. Clay and the group go down to try to find and get the hostages safe and out of the country. When you pick up any of his books, for a satisfying page turning experience, you will surely want to read them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!