John Phoenix and his elite CIA team enter the treacherous battleground of Mexico City to oversee peace talks between Venezuela and Guyana, two nations on the brink of war over the coveted Essequibo Region. But Phoenix's clandestine mission to convert the Venezuelan vice president into a vital U.S. asset takes a perilous turn as a shadowy adversary launches a counter-operation, unveiling a traitorous mole within the agency.
From a gruesome cartel slaying to military strikes in the Essequibo Region, Phoenix's world unravels at every juncture. When American aviators are shot down and held hostage in Venezuela, the U.S. president issues a high-stakes directive: Phoenix and his team must rescue the captives. Faced with an impossible task, the seasoned CIA operative must sacrifice himself for the greater good and become the target in a deadly game of deception.
