Attorney Craig Malcault feels exposed. His taboo private case was meant to pay his bills but now agonizes with shameless defiance. The wealthy client is smug at Craig's advice to save her life. She refuses to desert her murderous, backstabbing marriage. A sensual and provocative hypnotic, the lady instead introduces Craig to the audacious dangers of a secret agent who is sought after by the government. Craig knows that man to be too high risk for anyone's good. Then Craig's closest colleague is assassinated, and he must take sides in the looming apocalypse. What is his client's naked devotion to the fearless leader of the foreign, classified army? Her ruthless husband's know-it-all lies about that army's wars spell hostility on a plane higher than the law can punish. That army can be concealed and assembled anywhere, at any time. Especially now. Are the killings that Craig has been investigating a battle for valor and freedom or revenge executions for hire? One truth is unavoidable: Craig must use spirit and grace where others wield brute force and political corruption.