Place, time and family. Three things that shape individuals. Sometimes with love. Other times with violence. Former covert operative, Horace Chase, has just discovered he has a son; a son who fled the Military Institute of South Carolina a year and a half ago after being accused of murder. The victim is the grandson of the most powerful woman in Charleston, South Carolina, who has sworn vengeance. Chase teams up with another former covert operative Dave Riley and one of Riley’s old CIA friends, Kate Westland to find his son and uncover the truth. Barely into their investigation they become caught up in a land development deal for Daufuskie Island worth hundreds of millions. Chase and Riley’s covert background has taught them many things, but the most valuable has been that nothing is ever as it appears as an old nemesis rears her head, hell bent on revenge against them both along with a good helping of greed. And in the shadows hovers THE CELLAR, the agency that polices the world of covert operations. One by one, the competitors of the land deal are being killed and the threat to Chase’s son grows. And nothing, not the present, not the past, and no one, are as they appear to be. Who will be left standing? Praise for the Green Beret Series: Publisher's Weekly : "A pulsing technothriller. A nail-biter in the best tradition of adventure fiction." Journal of US Special Operations : "This is one book you can trust." Kirkus Reviews : "Action packed entertainment. An atavistic milieu plausibly conjured up by Mayer." Publishers Weekly : "Mayer keeps story and characters firmly under control. The venalmotives of the scientists and military bureaucracy are tellinglycontrasted with the idealism of the soldiers--a treat for militaryfiction readers." Library Journal : "This book will appeal to a variety of horror and military fiction readers. Recommended!" Assembly Magazine (Association of Graduates, West Point) : "Bob Mayer has stretched the limits of the military action novel asthis is also a gripping detective story and an intriguing sciencefiction thriller. Mayer brings an accurate depiction of military life to this book which greatly enhances its credibility." Kirkus Reviews : "Sinewy writing enhances this already potent action fix. An adrenaline cocktail from start to finish." Southern Book Trade : "Clancy, Coonts and Brown might have the market cornered when it comesto hardware, but Mayer knows what all Infantry types will tell you: it's the soldier who makes all the difference. Fans of military action willeat this one up. Bob Mayer just keeps getting better and better." Kansas City Journal Enquirer : "What a delicious adventure-thriller. Its clever, plausible plot gives birth to lots of action and suspense." San Francisco Examiner: "A fast-paced thriller with compelling main characters and incredibly determined foes." Midwest Book Review : "Unlike most military stories this will appeal to general audiences as a fine thriller. Highly recommended, indeed." Bookpage : "Take an original look at a simmering world hot spot, and generates a lot of suspense along the way. A winner on all points." Library Journal : "A heart-pounding thriller about the emergence of a deadly ebola-likevirus. Inventive, entertaining, and realistic adventure. Highlyrecommended." Kirkus : "A ripping good biotech/militarythriller that plausibly depicts the high costs of combating unseenenemies. An absorbing and well-written series." Library Journa l: "A masterpiece of technology and suspense. A thriller that delivers in all areas--plot, suspense, authenticity and pace. Not to be missed byfans of the genre." Kirkus Reviews : "Fascinating, imaginative and nerve-wracking. Mayer's tough, businesslike soldiers again include a tough, businesslike female." _________________________________________________________________________ Bob Mayer is one of the top all-time selling authors on Amazon, having hit #1 numerous times in multiple genres including thriller, science fiction and historical fiction. His books are perfect for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Michael Crichton, Steve Berry's Cotton Malone, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Mark Greaney's Gray Man, Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon, Brad Taylor's Pike Logan, Brad Thor's Scot Harvath, Dan Brown's Robert Langdon, James Rollins and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. His background in Special Operations adds an extra level of authenticity to his books. Bob Mayer is a NY Times Bestselling author, graduate of West Point, former Green Beret (including commanding an A-Team) and the feeder of two Yellow Labs, most famously Cool Gus. He's had over 60 books published including the #1 series Area 51, Atlantis and The Green Berets. Born in the Bronx, having traveled the world (usually not tourist spots), he now lives peacefully with his wife, and said labs, at Write on the River, TN.