The Athena Project

Theworld’smostelitecounterterrorismunithasjusttakenitsgametoanentirelynewlevel.Andnotamomenttoosoon...Frombehindtherowsofrazorwire,anewbreedofcounterterrorismoperatorhasemerged.Justasskilled,justasfearsome,andjustasdeadlyastheircolleagues,DeltaForce’snewestmembershaveonlyonethingsettingthemapart—theirgender.Partofatop-secret,all-femaleprogramcodenamedTheAthenaProject,fourofDelta’sbestandbrightestwomenareabouttoundertakeoneofthenation’sdeadliestassignments.WhenaterroristattackinRomekillsmorethantwentyAmericans,AthenaTeammembersGretchenCasey,JulieEricsson,MeganRhodes,andAlexCooperaretaskedwithhuntingdowntheVenetianarmsdealerresponsibleforprovidingtheexplosives.Butthereismoretothestorythananyoneknows.InthejunglesofSouthAmerica,ayoungU.S.intelligenceofficerhasmadeagrislydiscovery.SurroundedbymonolithscoveredwithRunicsymbols,oneofAmerica’sgreatestfearsappearstohavecometrue.SimultaneouslyinColorado,aforeignspyisclosetopenetratingthemysterioussecrettheU.S.governmenthashiddenbeneathDenverInternationalAirport.AsCasey,Ericsson,Rhodes,andCoopercloseinontheirtarget,theywillsoonlearnthatanotherattack—oneofunimaginableproportions—hasalreadybeensetinmotion,andthegreatestthreattheyfacemaybethesecretskeptbytheirowngovernment.