In Syria, a downed American pilot from a powerful political family becomes a pawn in a sinister international conspiracy. A brilliant Syrian general has orchestrated a plan to make his country a feared nuclear power and to unite the entire Middle East against its hated twin adversaries:American and Israel. To stop the threat, daring covert agent Jack Cole must convince the alluring enigmatic Layla Gemayel to help him infiltrate the terrorist plot before it engulfs the region in chaos--and leaves the free world at the mercy of a madman.