Murphy's Other Law

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">One of the most feared terrorists in the world, known as the Scorpion, presents a plan to the Grand Ayatollah of Iran for a terrorist attack against the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place>United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>No terrorist ever captured has seen or spoken directly to the Scorpion. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></P>

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The plan will take many years to develop, but it is beyond anything the <st1:country-region><st1:place>U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> has prepared for or thought possible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The Ayatollah believes that the success of the attack will so cripple The Great Satan that he will be able to mobilize the worlds one billion Muslims into a world-wide Holy War against a weakened <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></P>

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">John Murphy, the director of the New York office of Homeland Security, while following up intelligence leads regarding the Scorpion, enlists the help of his life-long friend, Tim Shannon, a seasoned covert operative, to help track him down.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><st1:place>Shannon</st1:place> follows the Scorpions trail from <st1:City><st1:place>Istanbul</st1:place></st1:City> through the <st1:place>Middle East</st1:place> and <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> as the Scorpion initiates his attack against the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></P>

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Shannon and Murphy must find the Scorpion and stop the terrorist attack before it destroys the heart and soul of <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Their best lead comes in the form of a cryptic note from an unlikely source outside the intelligence community.<o:p></o:p></P>