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Frank Corso knew ending his relationship with Christine would prove tough, but he didn’t think the situation would spiral so quickly. Frank is newly engaged to Maggie and moving on with his life. During a business trip to Hong Kong, he has a brief layover in Los Angeles, where he will be able to see Christine and end things. Despite a seemingly amicable parting, Frank is aghast when Christine sits down beside him on his flight and is flummoxed when she pleads for him to pose as her fiance to placate her demanding father. Frank acquiesces to the charade but is ensnared in a larger problem when Christine goes missing. Frank must collaborate with Christine’s father in unraveling a kidnapping plot with connections to organized crime or possibly the Chinese Communist Party.
The author’s story commences on a humorous note as Corso merely wants to do the right thing in breaking off his relationship with Christine. The predicament goes from absurdly funny to dangerous when the clingy but desperate Christine disappears. Frank is shown to be a noble character in not abandoning his one-time girlfriend, despite knowing his fiance’s reaction once she learns of it. The drama and action of the narrative are often balanced by the humorous dialogue between Corso and various other characters, particularly his friends and associates. The author brilliantly integrates political intrigue, historical footnotes, and various martial arts references in cultivating an outstanding novel. This story is a continuation of the Frank Corso saga and is persuasive enough to have the reader clamoring for the next chapter in the protagonist's adventures.