It's 1976 in Washington, D.C., a city where powerful people make world-changing decisions on an hourly basis. Steve Moring continues to work as a freelance consultant for the FBI, and his wife, Samantha, is now a syndicated columnist. No strangers to the powerful elite of the nation's capital, or their secrets and lies, the Morings now have a friend in President Gerald Ford. When the president asks a favor of them, Steve and Sam assist a team of counter-terrorists from Israel's Mossad. Their mission-to take out a cell of Black September that has made its way to the States. The fallout-a beautiful, and possibly psychotic, woman of mystery attempts to ruin the Morings' marriage by drawing Steve away from Sam. Tensions mount between Steve and Sam, their relationship held together by a tenuous thread. As Steve battles his guilt, Sam has a personal crisis of her own when an old lover from college attempts to charm her into bed. As personal secrets tear the couple apart, an election brings a new president, and life becomes even more perilous for the Morings. The new president has more undercover work for Steve, sending him into harm's way in South America. As Steve becomes embroiled in a dangerous world of drugs and violence, Sam's troubles with her old lover escalate. But when Steve's cover is blown, and his helicopter is shot down, can Sam save him? The first two books in the 1600 Pennsylvania series, The Knights of 1600 Pennsylvania and The Head of the Snake, laid out mysteries and conspiracies galore. In this third installment, old questions are answered, but new ones are also raised. Read An Executive Action for the answers.