¿Have a safe jump, Mr Corey.¿

Detective John Corey is floating to earth, his skydiver¿s parachute billowing above him. His wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, is mere metres away, beneath a chute of her own. And clinging to Kate in midair, aiming a knife at her throat and a Glock at Corey, is the most dangerous man alive: Asad Khalik, code name The Lion ¿ infamous terrorist, ice-blooded assassin, and Corey¿s greatest nemesis.

¿I promised you I would return, Corey¿¿

It¿s been three years since Corey last traded words ¿ and bullets ¿ with The Lion, who vanished after a devastating attack on American soil. But with Khalil¿s spectacular return, the threat of a terrorist apocalypse now darkens the globe. The Lion wants revenge. And with Kate¿s life in the balance, so does Corey.

Nelson DeMille is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one novels, including his most recent #1 New York Times bestseller, The Cuban Affair. Two of his novels, Mayday and Word of Honour, were made into TV movies, and The General's Daughter was made into a major motion picture starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. He has written short stories, book reviews, and articles for magazines and newspapers.

Nelson DeMille is a combat-decorated US Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and a member and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 Thriller Master of the Year. He lives on Long Island with his family.