The rainbow nation of South Africa, is teetering on the brink of the newMillennium accompanied by the sound of outraged toyi-toyi-ing protestingover unemployment, lack of housing, taxi violence, police handlers andtheir dogs. So, visibly all is as usual, but under the surface something fearfulis brewing, seemingly unnoticed except by Mr. Torrington, head of Intelligence.He is alerted and alarmed by a series of strange events.He has a preposterous theory, which he relates to David Soames, a nuclear scientist. Soames doesn't believe the outlandish nonsense, but two men areDead; two more, both eminent scientists, have vanished. Unwillingly heagrees to investigate. When Joella Martin, the love of David's life, becomesinvolved, drawn into a dangerous situation Torrington knows in his gut thattime is running out.Within each person exists courage and resourcefulness never guessedat until needed. As the action moves from South Africa to Israel and onto Egypt, David and Joella find both, when separately they face deathuntil Torrington finds the last fiendish filament, which completes thebrilliant web which has been years in the spinningThis is a light hearted, romantic thriller, which looks at an all toopossible, dire threat to the whole world.