The Belarius Rougge, a rusted freighter, steams through the murky water of the Baltic Sea. The mystery freighter is carrying secret cargo and a dangerous crew. It's destination: Copenhagen and danger. Pietro Segretti, an Italian arms dealer, conspires with members of the Russian Mafia to hatch a plot to broker the sale of nuclear armament to foreign countries. The plan promises to provide enormous profit but is laced with unparallel risk and unrivaled treachery. A trailer truck crashes in the Painted Desert of Arizona and sets off a corporate cover up to conceal its mysterious freight. Executives of a U.S. chemical conglomerate with access to nuclear materials used in their food irradiating facilities siphon off nuclear waste for illegal sale and profit. Sheriff, Joseph St. Cloud investigates a multiple homicide committed by rival members of the Russian Mafia. The investigation thrusts St. Cloud into a sinister weave involving members of the Russian Mafia and the corporate executives. Against insurmountable odds, St. Cloud must confront the power of the corporate conglomerate and the dangerous criminal society that have been so tightly woven together.. In the end, St. Cloud must unravel the mystery.the mystery of the Gordian Weave.

Ralph Bleeker, a scientist with a high security clearance with the U.S. military has worked on perfecting technology for beam weapons. These weapons utilize electro-pulse microwave beams that travel at the speed of light and are capable of disabling the electronics on guided missile systems and satellite stations. Because of their speed and accuracy no preemptive weapon or satellite surveillance station can escape their destructive power. Due to a personal tragedy Bleeker becomes disenchanted with his loyalties to the military and seeks to sell the secrets of this beam weaponry. Carlo Fry and Jim Tyler, rogue mercenaries with CIA ties conspire with Pietro Segretti, an arms broker, to sell the weapons to the highest bidder. In an alignment of destinies, that at first appear unrelated, Jennifer Mission-Mills, Sheriff Joseph St. Cloud's fiance, has vowed if elected state senator, to stop the strip mining in the Black Mesa area in Arizona. Mining executives concerned over the effect of Jennifer's proposal hire an assassin, Frank Brill to put an end to her senate race. In an effort to confront the hired assassin, Sheriff St. Trying to hide the secrets and stop the sale of the beam weaponry is a joint effort between Alston Lawler of the CIA and General Ken Bradshaw of the U.S. military. General Bradshaw pursues Segretti and Bleeker around the world to try and prevent the sale of the weapons. In the process he must also try to conceal the origins that are the secrets of beam technology.those secrets that are, in reality, a secret to no one.