Standing on a windy bluff on the northern border of Israel, televangelist Matthew Vaughn is broadcasting to an audience of millions when he is kidnapped by guerillas from a mysterious terrorist cell. Veteran CIA operative Grant Stearns is thrown into the hunt for the captive preacher, a chase that leads from the deserts of Syria to a remote coastal resort in Albania. But Stearns' biggest challenge is not only to rescue Vaughn, but to battle the forces in Washington and the Middle East - a renegade Homeland Security Secretary in league with an ambitious Israeli Defense Minister - who want to exploit the kidnapping for their own political purposes, even if it means provoking a full-scale war. Hoyt Hilsman is an award-winning screenwriter, journalist and public figure. He has written screenplays for the major movie studios and television networks, is a regular contributor to national media and was recently a candidate for Congress. He grew up in Washington, DC where his father was head of intelligence for the State Department. Hoythilsman.com