Synopsis
As the war on terrorism continues to heat up, Navy Lieutenant Kent "Rat" Ratham manages to nab one of the world's greatest terrorists, Wahamed Duar. As Duar's trial begins, Rat is desperate to unravel the terrorist's plans to build dirty bombs. But Rat's investigation is hampered by that fact that Rat himself is on trial for violating the Geneva Convention.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-03-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 448 pages | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 4.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
In the dead of night, a daring desert raid into Sudan by a Special Forces team ledby Lt.Kent "Rat" Rathman ends with theapprehension of the world's most wanted criminal. But the methods necessary toachieve the goal are brutally unorthodox -- and a Middle Eastern prisoner suffersand dies as a result. Wheels of power are turning rapidly in Washington as politicians use the complex international situation to disguise their real motives of crushing their political enemies while fighting the war on terrorism. As a military tribunal convenes to determine the fate of terrorist leader Wahamed Duar, another courtroom drama is about to unfold: the trial of Lt. Rathman for war crimes and murder. But Duar's capture may have come too late and at too high a cost, setting in motion a potentially devastating nightmare of destruction on American soil. The one man who could prevent it now stands accused by his own government . . . and faces a dark future in a military prison.
Industry Reviews
"Another thinking-man's slam-bang military thriller from Huston." (starred review)
Kirkus (05/15/2003)
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