The Ninth River: The CIA and Terrorists in the Middle East

Captain Beth Walker and Matt Price, a CIA agent are attacked in Jeddah. Prince Ahmad, a member of the royal family, helps them escape to Cairo. The CIA identifies their attacker as Saleh, a Yemeni terrorist, and they survive another attack. Moving to Damascus, they uncover a terrorist plan to attack Jerusalem and start a new war. Beth is captured as they enter Israel, but Matt rescues her and their relationship deepens. They thwart the attack against the Western Wall and discover that Prince Ahmad is behind the attack. They return to Saudi Arabia to confront him.