This fast paced thriller is most believable and looking at newspaper headlines, presents a frightening scenario.

Counter terrorism operative Scot Horvath is working for a new secret agency that is buried deep within the Department of Defense and isn't budened with answering to self-serving politicians.

Scot is asked to go after a man who helped him in the past.The man is known as The Troll and is accused of being the mastermind behind the bombing of a bus filled with American college students in Rome.

Elsewhere, a cab in Chicago runs down Alison Taylor who had been out partying with friends. When Alison's family doesn't get any results from the police investigation, they hire former Marine, John Vaughn, to see what he can find.

While that is going on, Scot comes to believe that someone is attempting to pin the bombing on The Troll. Scot wants to get proof and punish those responsible. With The Troll's help, they prove that it was a set up and learn that there is a terrorist organization planning two more strikes in Europe, after which they plan a massive strike against the United States.

Back in Chicago, Vaughn teams up with Pul Davidson, who is in the Public Vehicles division. They find a lead to the cab driver and go to his home. They miss the driver but find bomb making material and learn that the cab driver is part of an undercover terrorist scheme.

The two cases come together with excellent action and suspense. Scot Horvath is an enjoyable hero. He stops at nothing to get his man and is brave, patriotic and uses whatever means is necessary when he needs to get answers from the terrorists.