Richard North Patterson is the author of over twenty bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. He lives in Martha's Vineyard, San Francisco, and Cabo San Lucas with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.

Al Qaeda operative Amer Al Zaroor directs the theft of a nuclear weapon from the Pakistani military, and then transports it toward its intended target, Israel. CIA operative Brooke Chandler thinks he knows how the bomb is being moved and how to find it. First he must overcome the skepticism of the CIA and the White House. Available in a tall Premium Edition.