Heirs of the Fire

by Robert Cullen

When veteran Washington reporter Colin Burke sinks his teeth into a story, he won't let go until the ink dries. So when Burke learns that the president, despite official denials, plans to sell advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia, he runs a story exposing the lie--setting in motion a series of explosive events.

Islamic militants launch a violent revolution, and Burke is soon swept into the very heart of the fire--and a conspiracy. A well-planted rumor brands him an operative, landing him in a Saudi jail. Soon the region is erupting--and Burke and his secret love, CIA agent Desdemona McCoy, are in prime position to be burned by the conflagration. . . .

357 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 11, 1997

About the author

Bob Cullen is a former international correspondent for Newsweek and the author of four acclaimed thrillers, including the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Soviet Sources.