It was the perfect crime. A cargo worth millions. Unarmed crews. No police with jurisdiction.
A cargo ship disappears with all hands in the waters of Southeast Asia. Days later, a witness turns up with a shocking story of piracy and murder. Fearing a link to terrorism, Commander Nick Dwyer, U.S. Navy, is sent to Bangkok to join an investigation led by the Royal Thai Police Department.
Thrust suddenly into a deadly conspiracy of mass murder and piracy, Dwyer is forced to run a gauntlet of killers from Bangkok to London to Mumbai as he uncovers the shocking truth behind a ruthless gang of criminals and races to stop them from preying on the next helpless ship and crew.