Rogue Pursuit - Hipp, Mark J.

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Résumé :
Ordered to exchange $10 million for the world's top terrorist in hostile territory, DS Special Agent Matt James is catapulted into a race to interdict ISIS' diabolical supervillain, Hassan Hussein. Hussein is hell-bent on resurrecting, weaponizing, and unleashing an Egyptian virus that decimated the ancient city of el-Amarna. Disregarding his director's orders, James relentlessly hunts Hussein, battling him throughout the Middle East, and finally to America, where their epic confrontation decides the fate of humanity. On a dangerous pursuit that he cannot afford to lose, James partners with CIA officer Dave Mattson, CDC virologist Jill Sherman, and archeologist Suhar Atallah to battle interagency wrangling, foreign governments, betrayal, and internal strife in this action-packed, serpentine international chase. With time running out, James must stop Hassan from unleashing the super-virus and sparking WWIII. Full of unexpected twists and insider knowledge, Rogue Pursuit tells the riveting story of one of America's great nightmare scenarios....

Biographie:
The author was a 29-year veteran with the Diplomatic Security Service who has served as Chief of Security in London, Baghdad, Tel Aviv, Lima, and Tirana. As a former Deputy Chief and Team Leader of the Mobile Security Division, the author has spent eight years with DSS' elite antiterrorist unit responding to exigent situations in over 70 countries, as well as wrote numerous manuals on protective tactics and emergency response. He has been featured in three documentaries, but most notably in the Discovery Channel's MSD: The Unknown Protectors. He has also appeared on news interviews with ABC, CBS, and CNN....

Sommaire:
Ordered to exchange $10 million for the world's top terrorist in hostile territory, DS Special Agent Matt James is catapulted into a race to interdict ISIS' diabolical supervillain, Hassan Hussein. Hussein is hell-bent on resurrecting, weaponizing, and unleashing an Egyptian virus that decimated the ancient city of el-Amarna. Disregarding his director's orders, James relentlessly hunts Hussein, battling him throughout the Middle East, and finally to America, where their epic confrontation decides the fate of humanity. On a dangerous pursuit that he cannot afford to lose, James partners with CIA officer Dave Mattson, CDC virologist Jill Sherman, and archeologist Suhar Atallah to battle interagency wrangling, foreign governments, betrayal, and internal strife in this action-packed, serpentine international chase. With time running out, James must stop Hassan from unleashing the super-virus and sparking WWIII. Full of unexpected twists and insider knowledge, Rogue Pursuit tells the riveting story of one of America's great nightmare scenarios....