Intrigue, political pressure, corruption, romance, and murder in the coming decade. UN Solar Shield Project Corps (SSPC) Officers Kelly O'Rourke and Jay Bhattachar struggle to defeat insiders skirting the rules and outsiders abusing the Project's capabilities. Two Manhattan con men trick a Wuhan computer firm into hacking the SSPC's master computer. Their ability to move mirror shadows enables a profitable extortion scheme. Commander Fauré sends Jay, Kelly, and senior UN Security Officer Cheng to track down the con men in Wuhan, Manhattan, and Moscow, triggering murder, narrow escapes and life-threatening confrontations.