Jack Higgins

In Russia, Alexander Kurbsky is both an infamous writer and an ex-paratrooper. Disappointed with the current government, he makes plans with Sean Dillon, Charles Ferguson, and members of the Prime Minister's private army to help him disappear into the West, even though many before him have died when attempting this journey.

"One by one, members of the secret IRA splinter group known as the Sons of Erin are being murdered. The consequences are greater than anyone realizes. For in these actions lies the destruction of two governments--and the fall of the Irish peace process. Former IRA terrorist Sean Dillon and U.S. presidential aide Blake Johnson have been recruited to stop this unknown assassin whose motive--and identity--is unfathomable. Quickly, quietly, before all...

"In Washington, D.C., on a night full of rain, a woman is struck down and killed by a hit-and-run driver. But she is not just any woman--she is the assistant to the head of the secret White House department known only as the Basement. And she had secrets of her own. In the Virgin Islands, former president Jake Cazalet receives a warning. He is recuperating on a diving trip after successfully helping Sean Dillon and the rest of the "Prime Minister's...