The Den of the Assassin
The novel is steeped in the new realities of our post-9/11 world, which provides the story a visceral prescience teeming with realism and frightful possibility. The focus also provides a warning of sorts, as the greatest danger to America may lie where it is least suspected. The potential dangers inherent in the secret black-market underworld of a still-troubled Russia become a clear and present danger as 'The Den of the Assassin' connects former Soviet-bloc activiites to terrorist organizations throughout the world. Connected to all of these activities is North Korea, and latest announcement that the isolated country actually is in possession of nuclear weapons.