Vein of Deception

Today, as government officials in Washington, D.C., prepare to start a three-day weekend, the president of the United States isn’t thinking of a holiday. Instead, he is viewing footage of the strange torture and murder of his best friend, a sitting U.S. senator.

It is determined that the senator was killed by terrorists wielding a mysterious toxin that exhibits a combination of symptoms that neither the Department of Defense nor the CIA has ever seen. The president spurs a multi-agency, international race to learn more about the weapon and if the terrorists have a larger target in mind.

This same weekend, Ryan Parker’s son is kidnapped. A ransom message demands that he turn over a legendary map—a map he’s never seen—to a treasure he’s never heard of. With determination, Ryan explores Utah’s treacherous backcountry, battles rival treasure hunters, and tangles with a Mormon paramilitary group set on maintaining the church’s secrets. When he stumbles across details of a murderous plot, it’s clear that the senator isn’t the terrorist’s only target. Ryan must decide whether to try and save the life of his little boy or the thousands of lives threatened by the sinister plan.