戰爭的面貌正在改變。對方再也不按規矩行事。我們這邊有人開始想：我們也得用一套不同的牌理出牌……。

詹姆士．龐德，年約三十多歲，參加過阿富汗戰爭，被一個新組織吸收為成員。這個組織是因應「九一一」之後的世界局勢變化而成立，不受英國國防部、軍五、軍六的節制。它的目標只有一個：捍衛國土，不惜任何手段。

一列開往布達佩斯的夜間火車，載有異氰酸甲脂──這種劇毒的化學物質曾在印度波帕殺死數千人。龐德在這次任務中意外揭發了另一個陰謀，只是，這項陰謀的內容是什麼？意圖何在？範圍會有多大？背後的主謀是誰？沒人知道。龐德必須找出答案，而他只有五天的時間……。

JAMES BOND as you’ve never seen him before . . . in the smashing new thriller and #1 international bestseller from JEFFERY DEAVER
A Night Action alert calls James Bond away from dinner with a beautiful woman. Headquarters has decrypted an electronic whisper—plans for a devastating attack:

Casualties estimated in the thousands, British interests adversely affected.

James Bond, in his early thirties and already a veteran of the Afghan War, has been recruited to a new organization. Conceived in the post-9/11 world, it operates independent of MI5, MI6, and the Ministry of Defense, its very existence deniable. Its aim: to protect the Realm, by any means necessary.

And Agent 007 has been given carte blanche to do whatever it takes to fulfill his mission. . . .