Racing from the remote, war-scarred landscapes of the Middle
East to the blood-soaked chaos of the U.S.-Mexico border, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Tom Clancy delivers a heart-stopping thriller that is frighteningly close to
reality.

Working behind the scenes for the CIA, ex-Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore arrives
at a rendezvous to take charge of a high-ranking Taliban captive and barely
escapes with his life. Undaunted, Moore is relentless in his quest to find
the terrorist cell responsible, but what he discovers leads him to a much
darker conspiracy in an unexpected part of the globe…

After years of planning, the Taliban have come to terms with a vicious
Mexican drug cartel and agreed to supply them with opium. For the cartel, the
deal means money, power, and ultimate control of the drug trade. But for the
Taliban, it is a long awaited opportunity: to exploit the cartels and bring
the fire of the jihad to the hearts of the infidels, striking against the very
heart of America.