In a near-future world where high-speed maglev trains have revolutionized travel, a daring heist aboard the inaugural run of the United States' most advanced train thrusts newly elected President Mariana Valdez into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
As the sleek maglev rockets across the country at breakneck speeds, a team of heavily armed mercenaries, led by the brilliant and ruthless Viktor Drago, seize control of the train. Their demand: the release of a mysterious prisoner with ties to a shadowy global conspiracy. But Viktor's true motives are far more sinister, and he'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
Trapped aboard the hijacked train with her family and a group of terrified passengers, President Valdez must use all her cunning and courage to unravel Viktor's plot and save the lives of those on board. Aided by her loyal head of security, Secret Service agent Owen Murphy, Mariana embarks on a desperate mission to turn the tables on her captors and regain control of the maglev.
But as the train hurtles toward its destination at hypersonic speeds, Mariana discovers that the hijacking is just the tip of a much larger iceberg. A vast web of corruption and betrayal stretches to the highest levels of government, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
With time running out and the body count rising, Mariana must confront impossible choices and make devastating sacrifices in a pulse-pounding race against the clock. As the maglev becomes a high-tech battleground of wits and wills, Mariana will be pushed to her limits, forced to question everything she believes in, and to fight for the lives of her loved ones and the soul of a nation.
