
All information about the operation is classified and Hamilton is sent to Brussels as a bodyguard for the Minister of Defence. At the same time, a group of rebels prepares for a violent action in connection with an EU summit.
During a top-secret NATO operation in the Mediterranean, a Swedish attack diver is murdered. Hamilton knows the victim from his days as a Navy SEAL and travels to Toulon military base in southern France to investigate the incident.
Hamilton and Kristin go undercover to find out more information about the background to the murder. A dangerous chase, which ultimately involves the whole world, leads via the french riviera casino to exclusive villas and out into the Mediterranean.