Dr. Robert White, a leading scientist in the battle to stop global warming, has just been in Running Springs, California, consulting with Nick Dutton., a friend, a climatologist, and a conservationist who, during a recent polar expedition, extracted ice cores from thousands of years ago. As Dr. White and Dutton head down a perilous winding road in the San Bernardino Mountains, they witness a high-speed car chase that ends with a secret revealed and one man dead. Dr. White soon discovers he is being followed by a cold and calculating killer. However, he is not a man to be easily cornered or controlled. As a predator and prey struggle evolves, Dr. White encounters corruption within one of the most respected institutions in the world and a lethal nemesis within his very own circle of friends. As he slowly uncovers an international organization known for profiting from chaos, Dr. White's principles and intelligence are tested as he attempts to stop the evil perpetrators. In a thrilling journey that twists and turns through a deteriorating environment, Dr. White unwittingly embarks on An Imminent and Dangerous Quest that eventually leads him to an astonishing truth.