assassination. betrayal. the threat of war. is dia agent lavinia walsh up to the task? the chinese vice president is assassinated and his killer found faster than you can say lee harvey oswald.... tension on the sea as the chinese economy has grown, so too has the investment in their military. with the hardware in place, their navy begins training exercises in the most disputed waterway in the world... a nation divided the introduction of a new material called liquid steel gives rise to fully functional 3d printed weapons. these untraceable ghost guns are at the heart of a national controversy... deceit in the capital in the first year of her presidency, barbara anderson faces crisis on all fronts. suspecting that a conspiracy to unseat her is at play, she puts trusted dia agent lavinia walsh into action. when her investigation reveals a tangled web of deceit that spans borders, suddenly everyone wants her dead. but lavinia discovers that more than her safety is at stake... the american way of life is at risk!