One of the oldest covert operations in our nation's history, it has remained buried in ordinary enterprises for more than seven decades. Now, to prevent a global catastrophe, it must risk exposure to find a man who has vanished with a terrifying secret. The one person who can help is a killer. He has avoided capture but is now in grave danger. A small handful of eccentric individuals must keep him alive if they are to find a hellish device and the man who built it. It won't be easy. They are not agents. They are international criminals and no one in power will admit that they exist.