Hawke returns in his tenth adventure to find himself hurled into a dramatic race against time as the ECHO team fight to rescue Lexi from her brutal kidnappers, retrieve the mysterious Sword of Fire and locate the King’s Tomb.The divided team fight their way from the South African veld and streets of Hong Kong and Beijing to the ancient hills of Greece and Europe’s oldest sunken city, battling like warriors in their bid to deny the Oracle and his deadly cult the treasure they desire to control the world’s future. Meanwhile, the worst terror attack in the history of the United States is being planned by a group of conspirators at the heart of the American Government, all of them intent on removing President Jack Brooke from the White House at any cost.The fastest and most action-packed adventure the team has ever been on challenges each of them like never before. They pull together, showing unrivalled bravery, camaraderie and courage, but not all of them will survive this most bloody of missions.