In Africa, Taylor Hudson reaches the stark realisation that she is in imminent danger.Time is nearly up when, out of nowhere, she is thrown a lifeline. Left with little option, she places her trust in a complete stranger. But who is this stranger and why the interest in saving her? The answers lie 6, 000 miles away, deep inside the British Secret Intelligence Service, where a former, disgraced, senior officer is attempting to work his way back into the heart of the organisation. But what are his real intentions?What ensues is a deadly game of bluff, double-bluff and triple-bluff.Can The China Teacup survive this time?