Eric Steele is one of the best and most effective warriors in the Alpha Program When he gets the call that one of his compatriots—Ron Raines Alpha Six—is in serious trouble he drops everything to help While on leave in Paris Raines has met a sexy and alluring art historian and despite faint alarm bells that something might not be as it seems he pursues her All goes well until the date ends—not in bed but in a back alley where Raines is stabbed to death The woman disappears but not before leaving an ominous message for anyone from the Program who might follow her Steel begins a frantic search for the killer that takes him from a top-secret Russian prison to Syria Europe and the streets of Washington DC No one can be trusted as long as the killer is still on the loose and to make matters worse Steele uncovers intel that the Alpha murders are just the beginning The killer’s real target is much much bigger—and it’s up to Steele to stop her before he becomes her next victim