The Scorpio Illusion.
(Book)

Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer{u2014}one of the best{u2014}until the rain-swept night in Amsterdam when his wife was murdered, an innocent victim of the games spies play. Now he{u2019}s called out of retirement for one last assignment. For Hawthorne is the only man alive who can track down the world{u2019}s most dangerous terrorist. Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, and deadly{u2014}and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. With his life and the life of the president hanging in the balance, Hawthorne must follow Bajaratt{u2019}s serpentine trail, a path of seduction, betrayal, and the looming threat of death. Racing from a millionaire recluse{u2019}s fortress to the social whirl of Palm Beach, from the Oval Office to treacherous Caribbean waters, Hawthorne will uncover a sinister network of well-placed men and women who exist to help this consummate killer{u2014}and the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion.