Hard-bitten mercenary, Alex Devereux, faces a new challenge when a shadowy Chinese businessman presents him with an audacious plan. China intends to take over the Kivu region in Democratic Republic of Congo, where rival militias are fighting over mineral resources. Alex's mission is to defeat the dominant force, the FDLR - and run the gauntlet of the United Nations and the Congolese army. Can he succeed in brining about stability when everyone else has failed? -- back cover.