A strange new city, a missing girl, and a race against time.In Europe to help broker a peace deal between warring African nations, Secretary of State Jayne Whitticker is in the middle of delicate negotiations when her favourite grandchild disappears from Paris.Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg is hauled out of her FBI training session at Scotland Yard to head the hunt for the 18-year-old girl, who the FBI believes is now in London. The problem is, Ingrid has only one lead, just a few hours to track her down and can't call in the local cops for assistance for fear the story is leaked to the press.Will she succeed in her unexpected mission? Or will her failure lead to the collapse of the crucial peace talks?