When a talented ex–cop turned private security agent–driven by a single, personal motivation–stumbles upon a disturbing global plot designed to bring america to it's knees, her chances of survival are slim to none
With her exotic looks and fluent Arabic, Hannah Nicks is a natural at the freelance security game amidst the tension and rubble–strewn streets of post–Saddam Baghdad
For six years Hannah had pounded the mean streets of LA as an undercover cop before her career dramatically imploded–along with the rest of her life. Since then, the lure of big bucks and the power of a mother's love has been the sole driving force behind her existence: dodging bullets in the world's worst hotspots. After all, when you've got nothin', there's nothin' left to lose Right?
WrongWhen the Iraqi mission, set to be her last, ended disastrously–her co–agent dead, her reputation in tatters, Hannah was distraught.
Two years later, still haunted by guilt, she's back in LA trying to piece together her life. Then she catches sight of himWhite Foxthe ghostly assassin who gunned down her ally in that final Iraqi ambush.
But Hannah's not the only one after this ruthless, shady killer. John Russo–a cop also at war with his own personal demons–is 'unofficially' on the case. A case that conceals a stream of greed, hatred, suspicion and terrorism flowing from Russia, through the maelstrom of the Middle East, and into the heart of the White House.
It's White Fox's links to America's underclass, though, that holds the real key to the end of that nation's global domination–but not before Hannah Nicks must confront her ultimate personal challenge.
And this time there's no doubt about what she's got left to lose
About the Author :
Taylor Smith is a southern California transplant from Canada. After studies there and in France, she earned a Master's degree in International Affairs, then spent 12 years as a diplomat, intelligence analyst, and privy council officer. As a diplomat, she was a United Nations delegate specialising in human rights issues.
During a three-year posting to East Africa, she learned to speak Swahili, and scuba-dived with one of the resident CIA operatives. Working the Eastern European desk at headquarters, she covered Soviet satellite nations and dodged surveillance during fact-finding trips to the area. As a privy council advisor to the Prime Minister and cabinet, part of her duties included foreign intelligence liaison with the CIA and Britain's M16.
At the 1995 publication of her first novel, Guilt By Silence, Taylor Smith resigned from the privy council to pursue full-time fiction writing.
Reviewers called the story fast paced, gripping, and a stunning debut. She generally writes stand-alone rather than series fiction but, exceptionally, Guilt By Silence will be repackaged and re-released in anticipation of a hardcover sequel. The Innocent's Club, which reprised at popular request the character of Mariah Bolt, August 2000. Smith is also the author of the bestselling novels The Best of Enemies, Random Acts, and Common Passions.
