<p>It''s one of the most dangerous and volatile countries in the world: Yemen. A Middle Eastern hotbed of corruption and insurgency and the perfect training ground for Islamic terrorists.<br><br>When FBI agents John Corey and Kate Mayfield are assigned to overseas posts in Sana''a, Yemen''s capital city, they are tasked with hunting down the high-ranking Al Qaeda operative responsible for the USS<i> Cole</i> bombing. This man, known as The Panther, is wanted for terrorist acts and multiple murders and the US government is determined to bring him down, no matter the cost.<br><br>As latecomers to a deadly game, John and Kate don''t know the rules, the players or the score. What they do know is that there is more to their assignment than meets the eye - and that the hunters are about to become the hunted.<br><br><b>In an action-packed and terrifying race to take down one of the most ruthless men alive, Nelson DeMille reunites readers with his charismatic hero John Corey.</b></p>