After graduating from college, serving in the Air Force and building a 30 year career in business, writing that first novel was a challenge I always wanted to accomplish. Alarmed by the 2001 attack on New York City and the Pentagon, 9/11 for me was a warning sign for the future about complacency, the misguided emphasis on reducing our military and security resources and the increasing threats we face from radical elements in our world. I wrote this story to entertain those who like a good multi-threaded thriller and to warn of the overconfidence by our government that negotiation can replace t...