The downtown area of todays Washington DC has become an armed camp Men with assault rifles crouch on top of monuments and buildings Anti-missile sites bristle on the White House roof Meter maids carry Glocks and tactical radios all in the name of federal CT counterterrorismIn Cold Frame the dramatic new thriller by P T Deutermann a secret committee of government and civilian officials puts names on the Kill List which targets overseas threats to America for termination When a senior bureaucrat who is part of the Kill List process dies in Washington under mysterious circumstances that include a beautiful woman a glass of wine and a bouquet of flowers Metro detective Av Smith is tasked to investigate Smith and his fellow detectives soon find themselves besieged by a hornets nest of intrigue and deception With the aid of an FBI agent and a reclusive scientist who nurtures unusual interests Av digs deeper into the mystery---only to become the target of a plan that reaches into the highest levels of the federal government and far exceeds the mission of the Kill List itselfSet in contemporary Washington DC amidst the Byzantine counterterrorism bureaucracy Cold Frame is a compelling thriller by masterful novelist P T Deutermann whose insider knowledge of how the military federal and local intelligence agencies work---or dont---illuminates the dark world of Washingtons War on Terror.
