What if America's politicians were held accountable for their broken
promises -- and made to pay for their corruption?
With a unique flair for heart-pounding dramatic tension, meshed with
the technical precision of Tom Clancy, author Vince Flynn brings to life
a chillingly credible scenario of Washington under siege -- in a
provocative, edge-of-your-seat political thriller.
In a night of shattering brutality, three of Washington's most
powerful and unscrupulous politicians have been executed with surgical
precision. Their assassins, vanishing without a trace, have delivered a
shocking ultimatum to the leaders of the American government: set aside
petty, partisan politics and restore power to the people, or be held to
deadly account. No one, they warn, is out of their reach -- not even the
president.
A joint FBI-CIA task force reveals that the killers are stealth
experts, elite military commandos with the proven capacity to penetrate
the tightest security and neutralize any target. But no one knows
exactly who they are or when they will strike next. Only Michael
O'Rourke, a former U.S. Marine and freshman congressman, holds a clue to
the violence: a haunting incident in his own past with explosive
implications for his country's future.
Compelled by his memories and by his sense of honor, O'Rourke
confides in the one woman he trusts, crusading journalist Liz Scarlatti,
only to uncover hidden land mines of corruption and murder among the
highest ranks of leadership. But as the casualties continue to mount,
O'Rourke and Scarlatti make a terrifying discovery -- an appalling truth
that the American people can never know if the nation is to survive.
