Plutonium has gone missing-and one man must prevent an explosion-in this thriller by the Edgar Award-nominated author. Freelancer Joe Gall has a new contract that sends him to South Korea, where stolen nuclear material must be recovered. Posing as a missionary and assisted by a fervent believer determined to save his soul Gall is caught among pursuers from both sides of the 38th parallel, as well as a rogue group intent on setting off World War III. He'll have to stop them before things get radioactive . . . "e;[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction."e; Larry McMurtry, The New York Times"e;I admire Philip Atlee's writing tremendously."e; Raymond Chandler