Malice Aforethought

Headquarters, Naval District Washington, his head all but

severed from his body. With no witnesses and a bizarre trail

of seemingly non sequitor clues, Special Agent M. Mason

Montrose of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

works to unravel the mystery surrounding the young man's

murder. But as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall

into place, his life is turned upside down by allegations

of corruption and accusations of murder. Now on the

wrong side of the law, Mason fi nds himself embroiled in a

conspiracy that will shake the bedrock of the nation, from

the halls of power on Pennsylvania Avenue to the fi nancial

palaces of Wall Street.