Against a backdrop of rising military tensions with North Korea, Chelmin and Spaulding, based in Seoul, confront the work of a madman who puts bombs on bullet trains and US Army buses.
With thirty Americans dead, the CID agents uncover a viper who used bombs to manipulate the stock market for fun and profit. The CID joins forces with an incorruptible senior ROK officer, only to learn that the killer is the son of a powerful official. Determined to rid themselves of an honest cop who knows too much, the killer's father outsources his problem to the Snakeheads, a lethal international gang, who mount successive attacks on the CID agents and their ROK police ally.
Especially for fans of Tom Clancy, Lee Child, and James Rollins, this explosive thriller will keep you guessing till the not-so-bitter end.