When an elderly Russian is burned to death in his car in north London, his 72-year-old friend, former KGB man Nikolai Volkov, determines to avenge his death. In the days that follow, the British Prime Minister goes missing; a wealthy Russian crime boss is mysteriously poisoned in Britain's most secure prison, and the body of a youth is found at one of the UK's most secret Ministry of Defence bases.

Meanwhile, a drone attack is mounted on MI6's London HQ; a popular politician's damaging personal secret is leaked, and a young child is kidnapped. All this occurs against the background of the continuing 'cyber-war' waged on the west by Russia, and a global viral pandemic, both of which threaten the health, the economy and the security of the nation.When former policeman turned MI5 agent-handler, Dave Lloyd and his colleagues are tasked with establishing whether all these incidents are linked, and with identifying 'The Ringmaster', believed to have orchestrated them, help comes from an unexpected source.

This stand-alone thriller is also a sequel to Amazon #3 bestselling political/spy thrillerThe Hunt for WOTAK