After barely escaping when a former KGB officer shoots down his plane, Cotton Malone learns of an attack on Washington, D.C. during the inaguration day activities.

Barely into his twenties and already a decorated military hero, Army Special Forces veteran Blake Kershaw is now going to college and planning to re-enter the Army as an officer after graduation. But life tosses Blake a curve when his country approaches him about using his special skills to avert a terrorist plot. To do that, he would need to become an operative deep within Al-Qaeda's innermost circles. A true patriot, Blake makes the journey into...