"When the Secretary of the Navy's nephew tells him that two colleagues at a naval base are committing fraud, he is skeptical and reluctant to start an official investigation. So he ask Speaker of the House, John Mahoney, to send his fixes, Joe DeMarco, to check out the story. DeMarco and his friend Emma, a semiretired intelligence agent, realize that what they thought was a low-stakes government swindle is something far more terrifying. Soon they're mixed up in a deadly conflict with Chinese spies, and not only is Emma's life in danger, but Mahoney's as well."--P. [4] of cover.