It is a time when southern Africa teeters on a precipice. In Zimbabwe, government-orchestrated thugs engage in ethnic cleansing while neighbouring countries and Western powers turn a blind eye. But when a Zimbabwean minister is murdered 5000 miles from home, the British and American governments must scramble for political cover. Now the question is: who is responsible? And in Washington, DC, a retired army general and young lawyer discover themselves embroiled in an international conspiracy behind the answer: at the highest levels of governments, across the globe, and within an elite secret society known only as The Seven Watchmen.