Desperate to gain American citizenship and start a new life with the woman he loves, Nick Stone agrees to do one last job for the CIA. He must infiltrate an Arab republic, kill a money-laundering local businessman, and bring back gruesome proof of his death. He doesnt know why, and he doesnt care. Too late, Stone realizes the truth about his real mission -- which has only just begun. In the shadowy French underworld, hes caught in the deep end of a very dirty war against al-Qaeda operatives. And as one bloody twist leads to another, Stone soon finds himself on his deadliest assignment yet -- and confronted by the most lethal dilemma a man could face....