Beirut ProtocolThe Beirut Protocol

A major peace treaty between Israel and Saudi Arabia is almost finished, and the secretary of state is about to travel to the region to finalize it. Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israel-Lebanon border to prepare for her arrival. Then Hezbollah forces ambush Ryker and his team, and a nightmare begins.

The White House cannot afford a new Middle East war that might wreck the treaty and set the region on fire. American and Israeli forces start mobilizing to find the hostages and bring them home, but Ryker knows time is short. Once Hezbollah discovers who it has captured, ransom will not matter. The prisoners are to be moved to Beirut and then to Tehran, where they would be executed on live television.

This is the fourth book in Joel C. Rosenberg's series featuring Marcus Ryker. Captured, brutalized, and held deep behind enemy lines, Ryker faces the most dangerous situation of his career. He has to decide whether to wait for rescue or attempt an escape, and how, especially if his wounded colleagues cannot run. The novel shows the CIA's most valuable operative in a position he has never been in before.