When a diplomatic mission to Venezuela turns into a bloodbath, Secret Service Special Agent Patrick Morley and the surviving members of the protective detail are caught in a vice. With each turn of the screw, Morley is forced to make another life-and-death decision. The final evil turn will force him to choose between the people he loves and a protectee he loathes. With lives in the balance, he is caught between his heart and, . the second book in Jack Davis's series, is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller that confronts the complexities of balancing personal morals and a professional oath. Told through the intersecting lives of a Secret Service agent, the son of the US vice president, and a Venezuelan general trying to untangle his family from the grip of a sadistically corrupt government; it deftly weaves human emotion into in-depth, realistic representations of tactical operations and well-constructed portrayals of political corruption.