A series of explosions has rocked Washington D.C., killing 185 people - an act o
f extreme violence that calls for an extreme response from elite counter-terrori
sm operative Mitch Rapp and his trusted team member, Mike Nash. But key Washingt
on officials are uncertain whether to back the agents who, regardless of the leg
al consequences, stand between the enemy's bullets and countless American lives.
Not for the first time, Rapp finds himself in the frustrating position of havin
g to expose the country's politicians to the harsh realities of national securit
y.