Irishman Tom O'Connell, a Muslim convert, is sprung from a wretched Javanese prison by agents of the Federation, an international terrorist group, Using his wife and daughter as hostages, they force him to travel to Afghanistan, where the world's most sinister terrorist leader has a use for Tom's IRA and engineering skills...

In his third novel, Worsdale weaves an intricate story around the events surrounding the September 11th terrorist attacks. Bridge engineer O'Connell learns that the price he must pay for freedom is to plan and execute the destruction of Hong Kong's newest and biggest bridge to the Chinese mainland, striking another blow at the heart of global capitalism.