7 in the Freehold Universe series Science fiction high adventure with a compulsive thriller edge High tech near-future mercenaries Ripple Creek Security must protect an obnoxious world government minister from the tons of enemies who want her dead—and killed in the worse possible way Alex Marlow & Ripple Creek Security&s best personal security detail return to action This time they really don&t like their principal World Bureau Minister Joy Herman Highland–a highly-placed bureaucrat with aspirations to elected office Even worse Highland’s assistant wants to publicize every movement & action for his boss’s pending campaign which is anathema to good security With a person of this status it&s not a case of someone wanting her dead The only question is how many people want her dead & what are they bringing to the fight? The enemies are from without within & all over They have resources funding & political cover Ripple Creek needs to be cautious But the enemy also needs to worry They’re going to be getting in each others& way in the process of carrying out their plans & Ripple Creek has no qualms about explosions on galactic news In fact they enjoy it About the Author Michael Z Williamson is retired military having served twenty-five years in the US Army & the US Air Force He was deployed for Operation Iraqui Freedom & Operation Desert Fox Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle & combat pistol He has consulted on military matters weapons & disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel & Outdoor Channel productions & is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog with 300000 weekly readers In addition Williamson tests & reviews firearms & gear for manufacturers Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold Better to Beg Forgiveness & Do Unto Others He is also the author of The Hero–written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author John Ringo Williamson was born in England raised in Liverpool & Toronto Canada & now resides in Indianapolis with his wife & two children