Jonathon Price has acquired a reputation as the best black ops operator in Afghanistan. He tactics have terrorized even the most hardened Taliban chieftains. But the killing has taken a toll, physically and emotionally. He's resigned his commission and returned home to San Diego to live near his grandfather, William Price.

William has contacts in every part of the world, including the clandestine services and criminal enterprise, and has discovered a devastating terror attack in the planning stages. Then he finds he has a fatal cancer, and goes to a specialized hospital in...