{"title":"J. L. Graham","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-assassins-mace-paperback","title":"The Assassin's Mace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Assassin's Mace is the second of a five-book series featuring FBI Special Agent Sean Roberts and the companion to Scimitar Strike. As the recently appointed deputy is acclimating to his new position, the FBI's Joint Terrorist Task Force (JTTF) is responding to back-to-back attacks on the nation's capital. The threat horizon is about to expand exponentially.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the death of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the Supreme Council for National Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran declared, \"We will hold the United States responsible for the consequences of their criminal adventurism. The US shall learn the criminal attack against our beloved brother was the largest strategic mistake they could make. The consequences of this miscalculation will be devastating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe declaration referred to thirteen revenge scenarios to avenge the death of the Quds Force general at the hands of the Americans. The dust had yet to settle from an assassination attempt against the Saudi Ambassador when Washington, DC, was again rocked by terrorism. An attack on the DC Metro has shut down the DC transportation system and shattered the confidence of the intelligence community. Meanwhile, Roberts and members of the JTTF are in a race against the clock to head off the most devastating of the scenarios--the Assassin's Mace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103706845407,"sku":"9798892216432","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/7f5A33oYQR9798892216432.webp?v=1781097474"},{"product_id":"scimitar-strike-paperback","title":"Scimitar Strike - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Iranian Quds Force enlists the help of Iranian expatriate Ash Esfahani to arrange for a cartel hit man. The mission is to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. The plot is uncovered, and the FBI and DEA infiltrate using undercover agent Victor \"V-Rod\" Rodriquez, aka Hector Cruz. After gaining the trust of the Iranian expatriate, Cruz must now gain the trust of Quds Force operative Ali Falahian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the story evolves, the motivation and intent of the Iranian planners is exposed. In 2020, Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani was assassinated by a US missile strike. In retaliation, the regime developed \"Thirteen Revenge Scenarios.\" The Iranian public and leadership were led to believe Soleimani's death lay solely at the feet of the American government, but the general's death has ties back to the IRGC. Soleimani's successor, Abdul Reza Sasani's motives are suspect. His rise to senior Quds Force general to replace Soleimani was, by all accounts, natural and expected--only Falahian has long suspected Sasani's role in his mentor's death and has vowed to retaliate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli Falahian has a storied past. As a young intelligence officer in Iraq, he orchestrated the Iranian IED campaign that resulted in many hundreds of US casualties. He was also instrumental in the attack on the Karbala Communication Compound that led to the death of several US military and CIA personnel. CIA operator David James \"D. J.\" Dixon has been hunting Falahian ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe assassination attempt on the Saudi ambassador is not the only threat facing the FBI's National Joint Terrorism Task Force. While the NJTTF chases down intelligence leads and attempts to thwart an attack, Ali Falahian moves on to the next of the \"Thirteen Revenge Scenarios.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104807391455,"sku":"9798889827696","price":28.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PfA9RtTmAB9798889827696.webp?v=1781111360"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/j-l-graham.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}