A CIA agent hunted down a Middle Eastern terrorist, foiling a shocking plot to assassinate King Hussein of Jordan and the US Secretary of State. There was a deafening explosion, and flesh and blood were scattered everywhere. In the departure lounge at Rome airport, four adults-including an American girl named Marjorie-and a baby were blown to pieces by a box of 'chocolate sweets'. As the bomb had not detonated on the aeroplane as originally planned, the terrorist Bell Gara had miscalculated. To regain his master's trust and support, he staked everything on a single, meticulously planned and sensational mass murder operation-one that could not afford to fail... Simon Hunter, a security officer at the US State Department, was determined to apprehend the murderer of Marjorie and the shadowy figure behind her death. Yet from the faint clues left by his adversary, he sensed an ominous, even stronger scent of blood. Thus, disregarding his superiors' objections, he drew upon his personal connections to rally a team of experts, casting a vast net and closing in step by step on that elusive, terrifying spectre... One had a bullet riddle his eye socket; another had his neck snapped by an iron foot; tracking leads through pubs and brothels; ... one clue after another was severed-the spectre was waging a battle of wits with Hunter from the shadows. ... After two heart-stopping weeks, good and evil came to a head at the reception marking the 80th birthday of the renowned contemporary painter Varasi. ...Two large-calibre revolvers, never missing their mark, were aimed in the shadows at two noble heads-King Hussein of Jordan and the US Secretary of State. ...Women were the stepping stones to success for the terrorist Bell Galat. But he never dreamt that the steps he had climbed would crumble one by one...
