The Shadows of Power

The thunderingly suspenseful new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Flash Point and Fallout.A tale of electrifying suspense, deadly intrigue and high-flying adventure, The Shadows of Power is the third book in Huston's bestselling Power series.The action returns to Washington and introduces a new character, Kent Rathman aka 'the Rat', who works in the shadows of several government branches.When the Rat's Annapolis roommate, an F/A-18 pilot, is attacked in mid-air by an Algerian fighter, he downs the jet - setting off an international incident that will make him, the Navy's Blue Angels, and the US targets of a diabolical plan.To save his country and his friend, Rat must devise a brilliant counter-strike . a mission in which failure means death.