Following a victorious evening, shots ring out, leaving the Democratic presidential front-runner near death. As the official investigation begins, FBI special agent Tom Lawton is sidelined, given work intended to keep him out of the way. Determined to find out why, he launches an investigation of his own—and uncovers a web of deceit constructed by his own superiors. Soon he has uncovered far too much. Working alone is no longer an option, and Tom's only hope is Agent Renate Bächle, a woman with secrets of her own. On the run for his life, he must determine whether he can trust this mysterious foreigner to guide him through the corridors of a conspiracy that threatens a nation, or whether she is simply another spider in the web.…

DECEMBER 25: A BOMB RIPS THROUGH A PACKED CATHEDRAL IN JAKARTA. As the hours pass, terrorist explosions continue around the globe, triggering worldwide panic and creating a nightmare beyond words…. Inside the covert agency known only as Office 119, agents Renate Bächle and Lawton Caine are called upon to identify the groups responsible for the bloodshed. But the so-called "Black Christmas" attacks are nothing more than a smoke screen for a far more sinister conspiracy. At its heart are ruthless secret societies with blood ties that date back thousands of years, whose goals are nothing less than global domination. Renate and Lawton are only beginning to fathom how far the darkness extends. With the U. S. president set to deploy nuclear weapons against the wrong targets and religious violence erupting across Europe, they must untangle the interwoven plots before time runs out and Armageddon becomes a terrifying reality.

After the assassination of the German chancellor, the security ofOffice 119 is torn by the multitude of threats facing Europe andits people. Now time is running out. Agent Renate Bachle mustdo everything and anything to stop a conspirator willing topush nations to war and scapegoat an entire race in a bid fordeadly power. In the shadows, a renegade priest and his bodyguard attempt toprotect a sacred codex as ancient as it is coveted. But not eventhose willing to manipulate the Vatican to save the world cangrasp the true nature of the power that has fallen into the wronghands. All they can do is try to harness it long enough to stemthe tide of blood and evil before it washes across Europe…andthe globe.