Wes Holloway was at the top of his game, but in six traumatic minutes, his entire life changed. As a top aide to the U.S. president, he allowed the chief executive's oldest friend, Ron Boyle, to get in the limousine at the last minute. Boyle died when someone tried to kill Pres. Manning. Wes went from the top of his career to a guilt- ridden, scarred man who trailed the world after a former president.

But while on a trip out of the country, Wes sees a man who has to be Boyle. How could that be? If he's alive, then there was a conspiracy that ruined Wes' life and he's determined to find out what -- and who -- was behind it.

Welcome to a world of intrigue and deception, where there are so many games going on behind the scenes that the plot feels like a pile of maggots, moving incessantly. How will this weave together for a cohesive ending? Just let Brad Meltzer at it -- I've never been disappointed in one of his books, and I certainly wasn't in this one! A plotting genius, he'll leave you amazed at how effortless it all seems. An excellent political thriller.