A Clandestine Mission. A Cryptic Message. A Chaste Promise. Blake Meyer dreamed of a peaceful end to a dutiful career with the FBI. Married now, his life was taking him in a new direction—a desk job. He would be an analyst. Ride it out until retirement. Be safe so he could enjoy family life. But when a notable member of the IRA is murdered in his London flat, Blake's secretive past propels him into the middle of an international scheme so twisted and sadistic, it will take everything Blake possesses—all of it—to save the United States from a diabolical terrorist attack.

A Perverse Tale. A Precarious Truth. A Personal Tribulation. Supervisory Special Agent Blake Meyer is at an impasse. Bound and beaten in a dilapidated warehouse halfway around the world, Blake finds himself listening to an unbelievable story. Right and wrong warp into a despicable clash of ideologies. Life quickly becomes neither black nor white. Nor is it red, white, and blue any longer. Every second brings the contagion's release closer, promising to drag the United States into the Dark Ages. Tens of millions could be dead within months. Every moment adds miles and hours to the expanding gulf between him and his family. What is he to believe? Who is he to trust?