Hazel Bannock is the heir to the Bannock Oil Corp one of the major oil producers with global reach. While cruising in the Indian Ocean Hazel's private yacht is hijacked by African pirates. Hazel is not on board at the time but her nineteen year old daughter Cayla is kidnapped & held to ransom. The pirates demand a crippling twenty billion dollar ransom for her release. Complicated political & diplomatic considerations render the civilized major powers incapable of intervening. When Hazel is given evidence of the horrific torture which Cayla is being subjected to she calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the owner & operator of Cross Bow Security the company which is contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them Hazel & Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands.