Dash Carter is America's number one off-the-books asset in the shadowy world of black operations. When a deadly plot to seize power is being directed from within the highest levels of the U.S. government, his new assignment to kill a target and collect critical intelligence goes haywire. The resulting chaos leads to a national security crisis as an archenemy gains control over a weapon of mass destruction with the immediate intent of deploying it inside the United States. Carter has to dodge ruthless killers from Europe to his homeland while racing against the clock to prevent a devastating attack.