Book description
In this riveting novel by two of Washington's ultimate insiders, the
chain of command is threatened when political power is bought in blood.
Secret Service Agent Michael Delaney has devoted his entire career
to protecting America's highest ranking elected officials. But when
his gun is found next to the bloody corpse of the President of the
United States, he becomes the prime suspect in a brutal assassination
that stuns the nation. As the vice president assumes control of the
shaken government, a series of violent terrorist attacks is launched
in cities across America, causing the government to take ever more
desperate steps to keep the population safe. Shockingly, the
resourceful enemy they are fighting comes not from another country but
from within America's borders.
Unsure who he can trust, Delaney finds an unexpected ally in Mary
Campos, the president's newly appointed terrorism czar. With each
passing hour, the potential for catastrophe grows and the web of
evidence implicating Delaney in the plot grows more convincing. It
will take all his cunning and years of special training to find out
who is framing him for the murder of a president. Not only are his
reputation and liberty at stake but the liberty of all Americans.
Former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and acclaimed writer
Peter Schweizer take readers deep inside the U. S. government's secret
halls of power. From the Pentagon to Camp David, from the White House
Situation Room to the inner sanctums of the FBI, the authors share
their intimate knowledge of Washington's behind-the-scenes world to
spin an explosive tale of intrigue that is chillingly real and
breathtakingly suspenseful.
"Crackling with chilling authenticity.... A
superbly paced, tightly plotted winner."
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Caspar Weinberger served as secretary of defense
under President Ronald Reagan for more than six years. After leaving
the Pentagon, he became publisher and chairman of Forbes
magazine. The author of Fighting for Peace, an account of his
Pentagon years, and coauthor of The Next War, an analysis of
the U. S. military after the Cold War, he died in 2006. Peter
Schweizer is a writer whose articles have appeared in The New
York Times and Foreign Affairs. His previous books,
including Friendly Spies and Victory, have been
translated into several languages.
