When popular Presidential nominee Senator James Caldwell is arrested on explosive charges, the nation erupts in uproar. But the evidence seems irrefutable—except to two operatives from SHADOW, a newly formed advanced-threats intelligence unit within the CIA.

For Mark Mackenzie, a special forces expert, and Ria Rao, a razor-sharp analyst, something doesn't add up. The evidence isn't just bulletproof; it's flawless. Too flawless.

When one tiny overlooked detail catches Ria's eye, it propels them into a deadly race from Turkey to Iraq's ancient sands, peeling back layers of a sinister conspiracy where unbridled political ambition meets diabolical technology.

This is no longer about one man's unjust arrest—or the danger to their own lives.

But about the future of the world itself.

Because for the men who are about to take the reins of power, winning the Presidency is just the beginning.