If you read the jacket of the book you know most of what is going to happen in the story. If you have read other Nelson DeMille stories, you know that John Corey is not going to die. There's plenty of wise guy remarks and humor in this tale. Basically the story tells how John Corey and his wife discover the sinster plot that you already have been told in the jacket of the book and in the beginning of the story. Nelson DeMille is starting to resemble James Patterson. That's no compliment.