"A novel" - cover.

Catherine Ling, a prized CIA operative, grew up on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong. She was pulled into the agency at a young age, already having accumulated more insight than seasoned professionals. Life has taught her not to get attached, with two exceptions: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang, whom she relies on to safeguard Luke in her absence. Erin Sullivan, an American journalist with mysterious ties to Hu Chang, has been kidnapped in Tibet. If Catherine doesnt agree to spearhead the rescue mission, she knows that Hu Chang will go, a possibility she cant risk. She will be facing a monster whose crimes stretch back forty years, always eluding the CIA.