Deftly plotted and compellingly readable Kerns takes his readers into the shadowy world of international terrorism Sheldon Siegel New York Timesbestselling author of Perfect Alibi After a mission in Afghanistan leads to the death of a colleague CIA agent Hayden Stone accepts what he thinks is a cushy assignment in the South of France But on the Cote dAzur two terrorists acting separately attempt to murder him Meanwhile Stone meets an old love a contessa who he had seduced and abandoned years before As Stones love life heats up he learns that a brutal Middle Eastern terrorist is in Provence to deliver a strain of the Ebola virus to major US cities At the same time the CIA and French intelligence have targeted a seriously ill al Qaeda functionary who is seeking medical attention in Nice Caught up in a web of international intrigue Stone finds himself on the front lines of the War on Terror A modern thriller that echoes todays headlines Populated with fascinating characters and tightly plotted with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end A firstrate debut novel DP Lyle Macavity Awardwinning author of the Jake Longly Series Arthur Kerns draws from a career in counterintelligence and counterterrorism to write nonstop action and create an irrepressible hero in Hayden Stone Kirk Russell bestselling author of Gone Dark