Dominic Caruso. Nephew of President Jack Ryan. FBI agent. And operator for the top secret U.S. intelligence agency known as The Campus. Already scarred by the death of his brother, Caruso is further devastated when he is unable to save a friend and his family from a terrorist attack. Ethan Ross was a mid-level staffer for the National Security Council. Now he’s a wanted fugitive on the run with a microdrive that contains enough information to destroy American intelligence efforts around the world. The CIA is desperate to get the drive back before it’s captured by the Russians or one of the various terrorist groups also vying for it.

身為美國總統傑克‧萊恩先生的姪子，多米尼克‧卡魯索同時也是聯邦調查局探員，另外他也領導被稱為「校園」的最高機密美國情報機構。弟弟的死已經讓他傷痕累累，在某次的恐怖攻擊中，沒辦法救出朋友和其家人的遺憾更讓他傷心欲絕。伊桑‧羅斯過去是國家安全委員會的中階職員，如今，他是頭號通緝犯，他帶著逃亡的隨身硬碟裡頭含有的情資足以催毀美國在全球的情報努力。美國中央情報局正不顧一切地尋找他，以防其落入俄羅斯人或虎視眈眈的恐怖組織手中。