In Living in Fear, Anya Pavlovitch escaped capture from the Japanese in Shanghai. In Living in Turmoil, she traded a precious heirloom to save her partner, Commander Macdonald Benson. Now, she is asked to accept a new assignment. The catch is she must trek through the steamy and treacherous Chinese jungle.

In meeting up with local guerilla fighters, she discovers that her mission has gone awry. Chased by Japanese soldiers, she and others become prisoners. But her tenacity refuses to succumb to her circumstances, and she remains steadfast in her quest to retrieve her ring from the assassin Sun Temujin.

Can she survive long enough to escape and accomplish her goal?