Old wounds surrounding the mysterious disappearance of Commander Kelly's husband resurface as terrorism hits close to home killing the president's wife, youngest daughter, and leaving his oldest daughter paralyzed when a bomb goes off in Washington, D.C. Commander Celia Kelly and the SEAL team are off on a wild goose chase trying to negotiate with terrorist Amar Nycoffi in order to find a second target before it is too late. Everyone is at risk as the hunt begins for the second target... When a Navy SEAL becomes a prisoner, during the rescue, another long forgotten prisoner is discovered in a Middle Eastern prison. Celia finally finds the answers about her husband...Is he alive or was he part of the Pact? In the meantime, the Pact resurfaces and the truth finally comes out. No one is whom Kelly suspected as the suspenseful action unfolds. Where will the truth lead them? Will this mission prove to be too much even for Commander Celia Kelly? The Pact, The Lie, and The Truth: winners of the International Book Award, ABA Literary Excellence Award for Mystery/Suspense, and Wise Bear Books Award for Military/Mystery