Could she, a professor of mathematics, follow the simple arithmetic of suicide, or would her courage fail her?
A calculated terrorist attack on Australian soil raises alarm for the local police. Greater horrors lie behind the catastrophe of an imminent second action. The history of the early twenty-first century rests with three main characters: Josh, an ex-navy clearance diver; Jack, his Sydney Water Police Officer partner; and Inaya, a woman with a past.
In making their judgements to balance duty and faith, they are each faced with man's most basic instinct: the will to survive. They cast their lots. Decisions are made that draw all three to a climax that will change them forever.
