Dan Coltrane finds himself caught up in a Chinese Communist government effort to purchase large areas of Australian real estate in cities across Australia.The purchases are not illegal, but the method by which they become available is suspect and this is where Coltrane's investigation starts. It soon becomes apparent to Coltrane that Australian politicians at a federal and state level are involved and have been bribed to co-operate with large Chinese conglomerates who are at the bottom of the real estate take-over bid. When a group of politicians from Canberra embark on a trip to China to attend a symposum in Beijing, Coltrane follows them closely and finds that important businessmen involved in gambling cassinos in China are also involved. While in China Coltrane is befriended by Jon Ling Ha, the CEO of a major corporation who appreciates Coltrane's honesty. The islands that China is constructing to Australia's north make more sense to Coltrane when he is made privvy to the plans through Jon Ling that China has for the development of Australia's vast inland areas to save millions of people from starvation. Coltrane falls in love with Jon Ling's daughter and they marry while he is in China. Coltrane is then offered an important position with the Chinese Government as their security Chief and it is at this moment that he has to decide where his future lies. The Australian security Chief in Canberra flounders in disbelief that one of his senior field officers is considering a change of loyalty to his country and attempts to get Coltrane to reconsider but Coltrane sees the bigger picture that will affect the future of millions of people.
