As the Sophie M chunters south, alarm bells begin to ring for Charlie Jones, Head of Security in Sydney.The new second mate on the cargo ship, Mustapha Adifar, is big, bearded and dangerous. He's left a trail of extortion, blackmail and murder behind him, and now he's bound for Australia on an even deadlier mission. For Mustapha is an al-Qaeda operative, looking for a martyr's reward in paradise. His men are in place, and so is the surprise cargo. just waiting for the word.Can Charlie tear himself away from his lover Mareesia in time to save the city?