<p>2024, and China is massing troops on its coast across the Strait from Taiwan. This time it looks like they''re serious about invading an act that would result in a full scale war between the People''s Republic and the US and its allies, including the UK.<br> But Britain''s Secret Intelligence Service has an agent in play - a source close to the top of the Chinese Communist Party who''s ready to pass on vital secrets that could defuse the looming conflict. But just as the handover is taking place in a backstreet cafe in Hong Kong, the agent''s MI6 handler is snatched before she can transmit the data back to London. There are few clues as to who might be responsible. Is it the MSS, China''s infamous state security agency? Or could it be another, less predictable player in the game? <br> Luke Carlton, now one of MI6''s most experienced field operatives, is sent to track down the missing agent. It''s a highly sensitive mission for a multitude of reasons and accompanying him is his Manda
