"An Affair of State" is another action thriller featuring former SEAL Jack Kane whose hands are as deadly as a gun. In "An Affair of State," Kane solves the theft of top secret nuclear strike plans and directed energy weapons technology that cause a U.S. national security crisis. Kane confronts a diabolical scheme to steal highest level Department of Defense secrets involving nuclear strike plans and state of the art laser weapons. The villains are brilliant and one nearly as good as Kane in killing with his hands. You will love this fast moving tale of murder, martial arts combat, espionage and insight into free electron laser technology that is the basis of the next generation in weapons systems that strike with the speed of light and kill by destroying molecular structure. This is a fast read you will not soon forget.