The Middle East teetering on the brink of war.
One man, with great wealth and power, willing to push it over the edge in the simple, selfish act of revenge.
And a twelve year old boy who stands in his way.
Jai has a happy life as a novice monk in a Tibetan monastery, protected from afar by his mother, an important Chinese scientist. Until one day his happy life is shattered. Soldiers attack the monastery, killing all inside except for Jai, who escapes into the snow. Jai, unknowingly, has become the vital key in a deadly secret, and his pursuers want him desperately – Dead or Alive.
Jai finds himself alone in the vast mountainous wastes of Tibet, with the Chinese Security Service and dark factions of the CIA not far behind. But so also is his father, an American, who years before turned his back on his wife and son and thought he would never see them again. Now he has to step out from his past, face his demons, and make one last effort to put things right.
Can Jai escape his pursuers and stay alive? Can he survive in the savage mountains of Tibet, and will he ever find his way home again?
