This fast-moving, adrenalin-fueled thriller from the author of Traitor's Gait "captures Cold War tension at its highest" (Tom Kasey, author of Cold Kill).   Amidst the deepest chills of the Cold War, the director of MI5's Special Security (Operations) Section is a worried man. In his office, hidden in the depths of an innocuous-looking building in London, reports from his man in Leningrad, and others, are leading him to one, inescapable, conclusion. The Americans are developing an anti-ballistic missile program. And the Russians are out to destroy it.   The Russians are planning to hijack an American ship, but it's not clear yet which ship. And now the SS(O)S director's man in Leningrad is dead.   Then, a US transport ship vanishes between Dover and Hamburg, and it seems that the director's worst fears are coming true. It is time to call in his best secret service operatives. Between them, agents James Dingle and Glyn Jones must re-take the hijacked ship. Arriving by submarine, they soon discover this will be one of their toughest challenges yet.   Gaining control of the ship and cargo means they must overcome not only a ruthless pirate crew, but also the Russian destroyer that is protecting them--and it will take all of their wits, courage, and ingenuity, as well as a good helping of brute force, to do so.