A master assassin. A vendetta years in the making.And a counterterrorism operative who will risk everything--even treason -- to keep the people he loves alive.

Six months ago: In the dead of night, five of the most dangerous detainees in the war on terror are pulled from their isolation cells in Guantanamo Bay, held at gunpoint, and told to strip off their orange jumpsuits. Issued civilian clothes and driven to the base airfield,they are loaded aboard a Boeing 727 and set free.

Present day: Covert counterterrorism agent Scot Harvath awakens to discover that his world has changed vio!ently--and forever. The people closest to him are suddenly being targeted by a sadistic assassin. When Harvath tries to figure out why, he is ordered by the president of the United States to stay out of the investigation. In response, he mounts his own operation to uncover the conspiracy and to exact revenge. A renegade from his own government, Harvath will place his life on the line as his search for the truth draws him into a showdown with one of the most dangerous terrorists on the face of the earth.

New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor, "one of the best thriller writers in the busi-ness" (Ottawa Citizen), roars through this intelligent, sizzling adventure full of international intrigue, betrayal, and revenge.