“Like an arrow within the hand of a warrior, so are the sons of these who've been shaken. Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them. Shoot your arrows and rout them.”

King David, circa a thousand BC

Wyatt Striker hated to confess that he used to be worried. A senator he had taken care of within the ER after a mountain cycling twist of fate had invited Wyatt and his spouse to a celebration at his holiday domestic close to Tijuana. regrettably he didn't point out dozen of California's so much influential humans will be there, too. He knew he had confronted some distance worse events in the course of his glory days in distinct ops, yet he not often suggestion his education may aid with this one.

When he arrived on the condo early, besides the fact that, he used to be stuck off shield via what a two-bit burglar. The thief's habit, which integrated approximately placing a peephole in Wyatt's skull, prompt anything even more dangerous.

Shaken, he back domestic to discover his sister-in-law tied to a chair within the kitchen, his son long gone, and a ransom observe at the desk. As he makes an attempt to attach the dots, he discovers that the captor is much less attracted to the cash than in Wyatt. harassed and made up our minds, he units off to resolve the internet of leads and gamers. Will his calm and cautious brain and the assets he can muster be adequate to outsmart the captor? Will he become aware of the lethal id of his adversary prior to it really is too late?

In this fast moving motion experience, Brent Russell weaves a tapestry of puzzle, suspense, and good-old-fashioned struggle scenes defined in a uniquely exciting voice.