If you lose something, Stone can find it—as long as you pay him enough. When a gang of terrorists kidnaps five-year-old Dawn, Senator (and presidential hopeful) Daniels' adopted daughter, Stone is hired to steal her back, with the future of the country at stake. Why kidnap a little girl? For the money? Something to make sure Senator Daniels stays out of the next presidential election. The FBI have no leads. The trail is cold. And that's just how Stone, a brutally efficient mercenary for sale to the highest bidder, likes it. But the stakes are even higher than Stone realizes. Stealing Dawn will pit Stone against a man sworn to kill him, a man every bit as brutal and twice as ruthless, backed by a cadre of mercenaries, killers, and thugs. Meanwhile, two FBI agents dig into the evidence left behind by Dawn's kidnappers, and what they find puts them on the trail of an even greater threat, the powerful man who put the plot into motion—and who will stop at nothing to achieve his master plan.