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FreshfromhismissioninTHEJUDASGATEtoseekoutandeliminateoneofalQaeda’smostvaluedagents,atraitorresponsibleforcountlesssoldiers’deathsinAfghanistan,SeanDillonisbackinablisteringnewadventure.TheAmericanPresident,onaplannedvisittoEurope,isentertainedbytheBritishPrimeMinisterontheterraceoftheHouseofCommons.Onthesameday,LondonbornMullahAliSalimmakesanimpassionedspeechatHydeParkCorneraccusingthePresidentofwarcrimes,objectingtohispresenceandofferingablessingtoanyonewhowillassassinatehim.Dillon,MajorFergusonandDanielHolleyarecalledintoaction,helpedbyanewrecruit,IntelligenceCorpCaptainSaraGideon,awarherointheAfghanconflict,whosespecialityisPashtaandIranian.Theyquicklyfindthemselvestryingtohandleamassiveupsurgeinterrorismfromenemiesnearandfar,allwithlinkstoalQaeda.AsaSephardicJewfromawealthyandancientEnglishfamily,Sarawillfindherselfattheheartofthefirestormwhensheissweptintotheheartoftheterrororganisation.Thoughtheirleadermaybegonethethreatremainsasterribleasever,andthoughDillonandcompanymayhavewonthefirstbattlewithalQaeda,theywilllearnthewarisfarfromover.Adevilisindeedwaitingandtheassassinationplanisonlythebeginning…