With gripping suspense and riveting action "The Killing Rituals" is an intense political thriller that sets the covert war against international terrorism - and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - in a context of the super-powers' cold-war struggle for dominance. The lives of an African American CIA agent and her MOSSAD partner get tangled as they track a deadly terrorist group in a race against time. Written by a former Secret Service agent the story spans between New York, Moscow, London, Rome and Lebanon to provide a highly realistic canvas of Special Forces operations, the intricate world of espionage, and the politics that drive both. For fans of Tom Clancy, John Le Carre, Josef Finder and Robert Ludlum this action- packed thriller is a fast page-turner