"Fans will enjoy this powerful stand-alone thriller"
In Mexico, the police stop a truck driver transporting 100
barrels of sodium cyanide. They kill the driver and steal
52 barrels. Four are placed in a pick-up truck while forty
were put inside a semi. They then replaced the manifold
with its 100 barrels replacing it with 96 barrels. Not
long afterward, the police announce that they found the
stolen shipment of 48 barrels. Agent Steve Alstead heads up the Special Circumstances
Operations of the Chapter 16 counterterrorist group that
was formed following the Patriot's Act. He tries
desperately to regain the cherished relationship with his
beloved wife and become a full time father to their two
young children. However, Steve soon lacks time, as he must
stop an evil terrorist attack involving 4 deadly barrels of
sodium cyanide that could prove devastating to the United
States. Though references to the first novel abound (see SHAITON'S
FIRE), fans will enjoy this powerful stand-alone thriller,
as the bad guys prove quite clever from the start. Readers
will find most interesting the debate between individual
liberties vs. security as staff of the Chapter 16 group
argue about surveillance. However, the key to this tale is
the wholesomeness of Steve, a professional who is a
religious upstanding individual struggling to balance his
work and his family. His dilemma provides a superb
reminder
that those who try to do the right thing often do so at a
high cost, and in many cases the sacrifice leads to family
problems. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 30, 2003
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