"two thumbs way up for this heart-stopping, exhilarating action thriller" booklist starred review deep cover specialist marc portman uncovers a secret deal that could make billions in oil revenue ... or topple two governments. portman's latest assignment is providing back-up for a french intelligence agent sent to recover a hard drive from one of the most dangerous cities on the planet: mogadishu in somalia. what he hasn't been told is that the device records secret negotiations between two leading western nations and a hardline terrorist organisation responsible for killing thousands of innocent people. when the decision is taken to abandon the talks, anybody in the know immediately becomes a target to be silenced. and portman finds himself at the top of the list...