Presidents of the United States have been assassinated before, but none have been murdered in the White House by one of his own Secret Service agents—not until President Buford “Buck” Tyndall is shot to death by his own son-in-law, Mac McCarty! When the new President, Helene Fordham is sworn in, she already knows of rumors spreading through Washington; rumors of a dark conspiracy of unbelievable depth. Not trusting any of her cabinet or government agencies, she secretly hires renowned investigative journalist Jeb Willard to covertly discover who and how many are involved. With Cal, his wise and canny father helping in the background, Jeb goes right to work. From a clue left behind by McCarty, Jeb soon suspects the ringleader is none other than the colorful, brilliant former Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ezekial Koontz. Jeb also runs afoul of an old adversary, FBI Special Agent Thurmond Frye, who is heading up his own investigation. Jeb’s work is further complicated by the beautiful sister of the assassin, Liz McCarty, with whom he begins a love affair. Other characters soon come onstage, making Jeb’s task that much more difficult, including Sal Cancelossi, the ancient Mafia Don known as “The Prince of Miami”, a hit man called “Hemiola” who always leave a bloody calling card, top men in the Police, the FBI, and even the US Army! Soon Jeb, Cal, and Liz are literally running for their lives as Jeb peels off layer after layer of the fantastic scheme to overthrow the government. Will he get the job done before he and the new President are also murdered? This thrill-a-minute ride rolls to a stunning climax aboard Air Force One, over the area of Mount Rushmore.
