The Orpheus deception
(Book)

"Covert CIA operative Michah Dalton . . . is [now] on the outs with his former employers, trying to stay off the radar -- and out of firing range. But when an attempt is made on his life in the rainy streets of Venice, he knows his best chance of survival is under the shadowy wings of the CIA. To prove his worth, he accepts their mission: An agent and old associate of Micah's has been captured in the South China Sea, the only survivor of a brutal pirate attack. He's to find the man -- and find him fast. But Micah's mission is not about a man. It's about an elusive ship known as the Mingo Dubai, whose voyage west is already under way. And its cargo is death. . ." -- Page [4] of cover.