All Kristin Hughes wanted was a vacation on a quiet beach in Croatia. Sadly, that isnt the way life works for NESTs top agent in a world filled with spies, national security threats, and impending doom. As soon as she is dragged back to work by her CIA counterpart, the beautiful yet stubborn scientist instantly finds herself and her Nuclear Emergency Search Team on a cross-country quest to locate and disable a pair of terrorist bombs. The breadbasket of America has transformed into ground zero for a sinister plot to destroy the nation. European arms dealer Adrian Beqiri has been buying old Soviet nuclear weapons for a shadowy figure who is now planning to send the weaponized nukes hurtling toward Chicago. As Hughes, with help from the FBI and CIA, races to track and stop the nukes from destroying the heartland and impending G8 Summit, only time will tell if she and the NEST team can prevent nuclear annihilation or if the terrorists will succeed in toppling a nation. In this thrilling tale, NESTs top agent is sent on a race to prevent nuclear destruction as a corrupt European plots to topple the United States during the G8 summit.