When a mysterious former South African commando, Lucas Van Groot, begins taking wealthy elites hostage all over the world, it appears at first to be a typical ransom gambit. However, it soon becomes clear that his “Hostage Inc.” venture is manipulating worldwide stock markets & threatening economic warfare. Enter Black Box, the CIA’s elite, secret special operations branch—even the Director of CIA is fully privy to the unit’s activities. Kali Kent, a Nigerian born & Bronxite ‘Chameleon’ in the Black Box program, leads the hunt for Van Groot. Tracking Groot, his team discovers the South African mastermind is after a much larger prize & the race is on to prevent a global financial collapse.