When veteran Washington reporter Colin Burke sinks his teeth into a story, he won't let go until the ink dries. So when Burke learns that the president, despite official denials, plans to sell advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia, he runs a story exposing the lie--setting in motion a series of explosive events. Islamic militants launch a violent revolution, and Burke is soon swept into the very heart of the fire--and a conspiracy. A well-planted rumor brands him an operative, landing him in a Saudi jail. Soon the region is erupting--and Burke and his secret love, CIA agent Desdemona McCoy, are in prime position to be burned by the conflagration. . . .