The Devil's Garden

When the headstrong daughter of a U.S. senator disappears in a war ravaged country torn between east and west, only a disillusioned American officer possesses the connections and expertise to track her down--while a startling range of enemies don't want the girl to survive. Up against Islamic extremists, unscrupulous oil executives, rogue Russians, and treacherous European "allies," Lieutenant Colonel Evan Burton undertakes a last, deadly mission--faced with a coup in the streets, opium smugglers in mountain fortresses, and even elements within the U.S. government determined to stop him. A Casablanca for the post-Cold War world, The Devil's Garden is a beautifully written, can't-put-it-down thriller grounded in the gritty reality of current events.

Ralph Peters is a bestselling novelist, an acclaimed strategist, and a commentator, author of Beyond Terror (0811700240) and Beyond Baghdad (0811700844) and published in dozens of newspapers and journals, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and Newsweek. A former career officer, he also writes prizewinning historical fiction under the pen name Owen Parry. His other novels include Flames of Heaven (0811726843) and Twilight of Heroes (0811726908).