"Terrorism in Europe has spun out of control. The United States has decided on a dramatic response and the CIA needs a very special kind of operative. Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. A former U.S. Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage, and now working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA and the President with absolute deniability. Deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative. As a child, Sacha Baseyev endured an unimaginable horror. Today, he lives and breathes for only one reason -- to kill. And he will kill as many Americans as it takes to accomplish his mission." -- Back cover.