"It hurt but Frank Ward ignored the pain. He knew that there would be much worse yet to come." Two nuclear warheads have been stolen from an airbase in France. The world is in panic - in the wrong hands the warheads could be used for global destruction. Frank Ward, a CIA agent with a violent and ruthless personality, is assigned to track down the mysterious criminal and retrieve the missiles. He must learn what the terrorists' fiendish scheme is before it is too late. But soon, the case becomes personal, and Ward must travel across the globe to prevent a major disaster taking place in the far East. From the freezing French Alps to humid Tianjin, and a terrifying and adrenaline - filled climax on the coasts of Beijing; the question is - will Ward be a hero? Or will this mission ultimately be his last?