The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake seriesAt the root of all riches lies evil¿Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to rescue a friend who has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, ancient coins ¿ remnants of a Chinese casino buried for six hundred years ¿ are starting to surface in Japan''s clandestine underworld.Mason knows the coins and kidnapping are linked. Someone has finally unearthed the long-buried ancient casino, and its riches ¿ both financial and archaeological ¿ are now up for grabs. But hidden forces are desperate to conceal the discovery and take it for themselves, kidnapping and killing to silence anyone in their path.In a high-stakes battle to reveal the casino to the world, Joe and his team race across the region, from high-rise Hong Kong to Tokyo''s bustling markets to the covert gambling rings of Osaka. But they are being hunted by elite forces ¿ and it¿s only a matter of time before the target on their back ca