The Valley of Shadows: A Derek Stillwater Thriller [Paperback]

A raid on a Pakistan Al-Qaeda cell recovers two laptops. When the computers' booby-traps are defused and the computers decrypted and translated, they indicate that Al-Qaeda has planned a series of simultaneous attacks in five U.S. cities involving potential dirty bombs, biological weapons and maybe even a nuclear weapon-on Election Day. Derek Stillwater, troubleshooter for the Department of Homeland Security, is assigned to a multi-jurisdictional Special Terrorism Activity Response Team (START) to locate the weapon and terrorists in Los Angeles and prevent the attack. They have two days. But as they close in on their targets, Derek begins to think that the intelligence they gathered is a sideshow to distract them from the real target-one of the two candidates for President of the United States. Complex and gripping, The Valley of Shadows by Mark Terry is a sprawling tale of espionage, religious fanaticism, and the cost of hubris. With rich characters and superb insider details, it's a deeply satisfying novel that will linger with you a long time. Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author The latest Derek Stillwater novel, The Valley of Shadows, is a first- rate thriller, well-crafted and relentless, that launches like a rocket and never slows down. Mark Terry is at the top of his form, a slam-bang storyteller, and this novel about L.A. under attack from jihadists is not to be missed. Douglas Preston, NYT best-selling authorA raid on a Pakistan Al-Qaeda cell recovers two laptops, signaling an Al-Qaeda plan to launch a series of simultaneous strikes in five U.S. cities involving potential dirty bombs, biological weapons and maybe even a nuclear weaponon Election Day. Derek Stillwater, troubleshooter for Homeland Security, is assigned to a Special Terrorism Activity Response Team (START) in Los Angeles to thwart the attacks as the clock is ticking. Not since Thomas Harris's classic Black Sunday has a thriller so brilliantly captured the very real thrlÓ.