Martian is a CIA agent living undercover in his own life. Samia, his lover, is a political prisoner in Sudan, and he will do anything to try and save her, even past the point of treachery. The only way out is deeper in, which is a knife-edge Martian must walk if he is to save love, life, and his mission.

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Undercover CIA agent Martian is ordered to return to London. When the woman he left behind suddenly reappears, their love is rekindled, entangling them in a deadly game of intrigue and international espionage.