A murky group of international businessmen, working together with Arabic and Chinese Jihadist terrorists as well as ruthless Somali pirates, plot to precipitate a global Armageddon-like catastrophe. Inextricably linked to the barbarous scheme are Patti Tang, a beautiful, rich Chinese-American ship-owner who is hated by many Chinese Muslims, and Jon Lawson, a ship's captain whose family has been murdered by the terrorists. With a common enemy, their paths inevitably merge while the western world's intelligence agencies are incapable of countering the unspeakable scheme. Patti and Jon's quest for the truth and retribution takes them to China, Europe and the USA, finally thwarting the terrorists in a near apocalyptic finale.