Nick Scott fought in the SAS-the elite Special Forces unit of the British Army-during the first Gulf War. Captured and tortured, he was left a broken man and now works as security specialist on rigs for oil companies. His daughter Sarah Scott is a beautiful young scientist at Cambridge University who appears to have cracked one of the great scientific secrets of our age-cold fusion. Now, she has vanished. Sarah's longtime on-and-off boyfriend, Jed Bradley, is one of the SAS's toughest young agents (he's also a Cambridge graduate-unusual among the roughnecks in the Regiment). Nick and Jed have never gotten along because Nick doesn't want his daughter dating a soldier-grizzled Nick knows all too well the life of a regiment man. Deep down, Jed reckons he joined the SAS just to win Nick's approval.
Reluctantly, the two men combine their efforts to rescue Sarah and soon they are caughts up in a global power play that sends them into Iraq. Nick and Jed must fight their way through the war-ravaged country as the regime of Saddam Hussein collapses around them. It is a heart-stopping desperate race to find the woman they both love – and to unlock the secret of the Ultimate Weapon.
Gritty, violent, and action-packed…a readable and fast-paced thriller.”
The realistic main characters and the all-too-real setting of the Iraq War make this a worthwhile endeavor.”
Riveting action sequences… promises ample entertainment for Military Channel junkies.”
A tight, fast-moving, and violent yarn… Ryan’s strength is lean, muscular prose and the ability to keep the plot moving without stopping for breath….Ryan was a member of the British Special Forces in Iraq during the Gulf War. His first-hand knowledge gives the story authenticity.”
Intricately plotted…The book offers an ingenious answer as to why Saddam was really overthrown…”
