Fran Wilson, journalist for the "Daily New York" and expert on terrorism, is about to discover that the family he neglected for the sake of his career will not be so easily overlooked by the terrorists he writes about. Blaming him for the death of their colleagues after the botched rescue by the CIA of their hostage, businessman Gary Kent, international terrorists Gerhard Danner and Grace Hammond settle on a revenge that will endanger those closest to him - unless he can uncover in time the web of corruption and intrigue that has until now supported their nefarious activities.