Gilstrap will leave you breathless.--Harlan CobenGilstrap pushes every thriller button.--San Francisco ChronicleRocket-paced suspense.--Jeffery DeaverA great hero, a really exciting series.--Joseph FinderFirst Lady Anna Darmond has been kidnapped in a bloody gunfight. Its an unthinkable crime that, if revealed, could cause public panic, so hostage rescue specialist Jonathan Grave and his team must operate in absolute secrecy. But the mission is not all it seems. There are shadows in Mrs. Darmonds past. Cracks in the presidential marriage. Leaks in the countrys critical shields of security. As Grave tracks the missing First Lady through a labyrinth of lies and murder, he confronts a traitor at the highest level of Washington power--and a devastating scheme to bring a nation to its knees.
