On their latest mission, the Specialists must stop the most ambitious act terror yet: the theft of a nuclear weapon and its detonation somewhere within the United States. Narrowing down the suspects to Abdel Salin, known as the Muslim Assassin, and the notorious Osama bin Laden and a shadowy figure who calls himself the Scimitar, the Specialists pull out all the stops on a search and recover mission. If they fail, the world will face the first act of nuclear terror.

They are the most talented—and dangerous—fighting force ever assembled, drawn from elite ranks of the FBI, the CIA, the Navy Seals, Britain MI-6, and Israel's Mossad. Handpicked by a reclusive billionaire-patriot, trained in the latest weapons, schooled in all forms of close combat ... The Specialists. When a raid on an Iraqi terrorist nest uncovers a list of American targets, the Specialists need answers fast. Is the list real? Which targets will be threatened first? And who's the mastermind behind it all? The Specialists have three chief suspect: the notorious Osama bin Laden; the Iranian Abdel Salim, known as the Muslim Assassin; and a shadowy figure who calls himself the Scimitar—all masters of disguise whose exploits have brought destruction and death to untold innocents. Now the Specialists must stop the most ambitious act of terror yet: the theft of a nuclear bomb and its detonation somewhere within the United States. The Specialists' one slim hope lies in identifying a double-crossing terrorist who plans to sell renegade nukes to the highest bidder—or the world will face its first act of nuclear terror ... and a new resign of bloodshed impossible to stop.

They show no mercy and take no prisoners—wherever trouble strikes, they hit first, hard, and last. They are the best of the best, the deadliest of the deadliest—an elite fighting force drawn from the ranks of the FBI, the CIA, Navy SEALs, Britain’s MI-6, and Israel’s Mossad. Talented, dangerous, fearless, they were recruited, trained, and shaped into a lethal strike team by a billionaire patriot with a burning desire for justice.... When vacationers aboard the cruise liner Royal Princess are being thrown overboard two at a time, a lightning-quick response is needed. And the Specialists respond with violent force, uncovering a shadowy terrorist group, the Sword of Allah. With the ship rescued and the lead terrorist left for dead, the Specialists begin to track another plot that takes them on a wild ride from the darkest alleys of the Ukrainian underworld to the continental United States, and what begins to unfold is a plan for one of the most feared terrorist attacks possible. Anthrax, small pox, black plague, and the Marburg virus—all deadly possibilities ... and time is running out. Always one step behind, the Specialists need a break, before millions suffer the most savage terrorist attack in modern history.