"When the crew of a Russian supertanker is found dying of radiation poisoning, the futures of four people hang in the balance - David Coburn: working undercover at the remote outpost he's infiltrated. Hari Tan: modern-day pirate operating in the Malacca Strait. Heather Cameron: UNICEF nurse helping exploited children on a beach of toxic waste. Luther O'Halloran: nuclear defence analyst on assignment to the US National Counter-Proliferation Centre. There is a conspiracy so menacing that Coburn must halt an attack on a warship in the Yellow Sea, or the US will enter into conflict with an enemy whose nuclear capability is frighteningly real."--Publisher description.