'It's not going to be a cushy job, young Benson. You're on your own. Japs will be looking for you. Far as they're concerned, you're spies. And when a spy gets captured, remember 'e¦' It's 1943, and 19-year-old radio operator Frank Benson is shipped out to an enemy occupied island in the Solomons with two other soldiers. Their mission is to spy on the Japanese. In dense jungle they meet a Solomon Islanders who says he has information that will shatter Japanese defences. But he could be working for the enemy.

What if it's a trap to get them killed? No training could have prepared Frank for this decision. Their lives - and Operation Pacific - depend on his next move.