An overlooked security flaw in smart phone and tablet assembly allows a Chinese cult leader, a tormented victim of the Rape of Nanjing, to implant killer Trojan chips. A young engineer with the NTSB uncovers the cyber terrorist's attack method and becomes a target of the cult's assassin. The Chinese, U.S., and Middle East governments are pulled into a momentous battle toward an unpredictable yet credible shift in global strata.