Audio Book Description:
Dr. Jonathan Ransom, world-class mountaineer and surgeonfor Doctors Without Borders, is climbing in the Swiss Alps with his beautiful wife,Emma, when a blizzard sets in. In their bid to escape thestorm, Emma is killed when she falls into a hidden crevasse. Twenty-four hourslater, Jonathan receives an envelope addressed to his wife containing two baggage-claim tickets. Puzzled, he journeys to a remote railway station,only to find himself in a life-and-deathstruggle for his wife`spossessions. In the aftermath of the assault, he discovers that his attackers-onedead, the other mortally wounded-were, in fact, Swiss police officers. More frightening still is evidence of an extraordinary act of betrayal thatleaves Jonathan stunned. Suddenly the subject of an international manhunt and the target of a master assassin, Jonathan is forced on the run. Hisonly chance at survival lies in uncovering the devastating truth behind the secret his wife kept from him and in stopping theterrifying conspiracy that threatens to bring the world to the brink of annihilation. Step by step, he is drawn deeper into a world of spies,high-tech weaponry, and global terrorism.
