To the unwary, Red Star is a small mining complex near the Arizona-Mexico border. But Mack Bolan sees the camp for what it really is-a firevase and a launch point for illegal arms and drugs into the U.S. The enemy: former Spetsnaz cammmandos. Using the killer squads as muscle, a Russian sleeper network is plotting with a Mexican crime lord to tunnel death right into America's backyard. It's man and a woman against an army in burning desert, with little food, water or weapons. The odds are bad and getting worse with the enemy willing to track Bolan to hell itself. but the Executioner plalns to get there first ... to welcome them personally.