Meet Alex Hoffmann; he is something of a legend among the exclusive inner circle of the super-wealthy. He is based in Geneva and has created an innovative technique that can control the financial markets. It is a system that makes billions of dollars and feeds on fear and worry. The sophisticated security of his lakeside home is then breached by a nasty burglar in the early hours of one morning while he is still asleep. So starts Hoffmann's waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as he desperately tries to figure out who is out to get him before it's too late.