Military cid investigator john puller has returned from his latest case to learn that his brother, robert, once a major in the united states air force and an expert in nuclear weaponry and cyber-security, has escaped from the armys most secure prison preliminary investigations show that robert - convicted of treason - may have had help in his breakout now hes on the run and hes the militarys number one target john puller has a dilemma which comes first: loyalty to his country, or to his brother blood is thicker than water, but robert has state secrets which certain people will kill for john does not know for sure the true nature of roberts crimes, nor if hes even guilty it quickly becomes clear, however, that his brothers responsibilities were powerful and far-reaching with the help of us intelligence officer veronica knox, both brothers move closer to the truth from their opposing directions as the case begins to force john puller into a place he thought hed never be - on the other si