Morris Rutherford is anxious to win the United States presidential election, in part to keep himself at arm's length from the mounting lawsuits. Across the Atlantic, Shani Bălcescu, an Oxford graduate, awaits the result of her doctorate. Unbeknown to both, Shani and Rutherford are on a collision course.
In a remote enclave in North Cornwall, Shani hopes to find refuge from the warning that her life is in danger. Within hours, the warning becomes a chilling reality. Wanted for questioning by the Cornish police, Shani heads for London. Her passport now useless, en route to reach the West African state of S roul is mapped out for her by a rebel she fought alongside in the recent coup. Aside from the propaganda that awaits her, an escalation in deviant activity has put S roul on a knife edge as it attempts to extricate itself from the 'new world order'. But for Shani, there can only be one core objective, to reach her partner, journalist Nicolas Dubois, presently in an induced coma after a targeted bomb attack on Porto Sansudou, S roul 's capital city.