A new series from the legendary tandem Preston and Child. A new hero, no less charming than Alois Pendergast, beloved by millions of readers. His name is Gideon Crewe. At first glance, he is an ordinary young engineer. But under this mask lies a brilliant hacker, a successful art thief and a man who took merciless and sophisticated revenge on the scoundrels who killed his father. Such a person simply cannot escape the attention of the intelligence services, who are convinced that Kru will become an ideal secret agent. His first task is to hand over to the Chinese physicist a large sum of money in exchange for secret drawings. However, on the way to the meeting place, the scientist dies, and Gideon begins his own investigation...