"Holden Carver was a reluctant double agent even before circumstances left him wihtout hope of rescue. Tao, the criminal mastermind whose organization he'd infiltrated, had Carver's only lifeline, spymaster John Lynch, shot by an old ally, leaving him in a coma. Tao's cut off every chance for escape, and he's persuaded Carver to join up, for real this time ... he may never be the government's golden boy again, but he's determined to keep his tarnished soul intact."--P. [4] of cover.