Children sold into slavery. A mysterious puppet-master pulling the strings. Can Layne foil those plans? Layne Parrish wants to leave the spy game behind, but an opportunity pulls him back in. The prospect of human beings bought and sold like cattle—kids, no less—is enough to make him unearth his pistol and his passport. In order to uncover the ringleader and expose this vicious syndicate of human traffickers, Layne will infiltrate a benign-looking meditation retreat center and pose as a regular guest. But he’s not there to relax. He will chase leads and use all the tradecraft at his disposal to reveal the truth. He soon learns it’s not that easy. All around him, people keep turning up dead. The ones he thinks responsible may not be involved at all. As Layne digs deeper and hunts for the truth, the rules of the game continually change. If Layne can’t stop the mastermind and break up the trafficking ring, the cost will be more than a failed mission. Innocent lives will vanish into the slipstream.