Four of Europe's top scientists, all of them working on very secret projects for their respective governments, go missing in very mysterious circumstances. Elliott Hadley's old arch enemy Antigone Korecky is suspected of being behind their abductions. Can he dispose of Korecky and his organisation before he can cause complete havoc on a worldwide basis? Will Hadley agree to come out of retirement and return briefly to MI6? Can he survive, or will be just end up as shark bait?