“So the men you will train as my bodyguards will be selected not on the basis of their physical fitness but purely on their loyalty to me. The men outside are all Bedu of my own tribe. Their loyalty to me is absolute and unquestioning.” Spider Shepherd and his team are sent to the Middle East to train tribesmen as bodyguards for the ruling Sheikh. He is slowly trying to modernise but his rule is being threatened by his cousin whose father was deposed in a bloodless coup. When the cousin begins to cause trouble backed by Chechan mercenaries Spider and his team need to take a more active role in events…

Part of the The Dan 'Spider' Shepherd Series series.