Book excerpt: A group of insiders has stolen a top-secret code that could compromise the entire U.S. defense system. Mack Bolan is called upon to track the security breach, only to discover he's too late. With half of the code now in the possession of a radical terrorist group, the stakes have suddenly been raised and U.S. aircraft carriers are sitting ducks in the Persian Gulf. The terrorists have joined forces with a Las Vegas crime family, and Bolan must infi ltrate the Mob to stop the fi nal transaction. As the Middle East edges closer to war, the Executioner has no choice but to unleash a battle of his own.