The second espionage adventure in the ground-breaking Cody series. "This tough-minded woman is a perfect heroine and David Brierley's novel is superb entertainment. This novel is packed with smashing action scenes." New York Times Ex-spy Cody reluctantly accepts an assignment from French Intelligence to rescue a rich industrialist's child who has been kidnapped by Blood Group O, a brutal terrorist group. But Cody has her own reasons for hunting them down -- to avenge the death of her lover. Along the way, she uncovers a horrifying assassination plot of massive proportions that only she can stop. "Cunningly contrived and all too believable." Yorkshire Post "A story of breathless excitement. The tension in this thriller is tremendous, the plotting intricate, the characters real and the writing always superb." Evening News "Packed with excitement...Tense, fast moving action spills over the pages in an atmosphere of stark realism." Staffordshire Sentinel "Action and atmosphere are orchestrated to perfection." Chicago Tribune "The plot is engrossing and when it moves, it moves fast." Publishers Weekly