<p>Michael Stark is an ex-CIA operative, now a contractor at large. The CIA needs him to safely rescue a high-level arms dealer from his kidnappers and return him to power. Stark and his team of highly-trained ex-military professionals take the job, and their investigations take them to Crete, the Aegean Sea, and the exotic isle of Aruba, tracking the dangerous kidnapper. Can they get to him before his global weapons network goes into action, detonating powerful explosive devices in ports around the globe and destroying the world's shipping infrastructure?</p><p><strong>DAVID POULOS</strong> is an entrepreneur, marketer, business consultant, speaker, and author. He's written over twenty published articles on marketing-related topics and serves a host of business clients nationwide as a marketing consultant. Previously, after graduating from a large university in the Northeast, he was a contractor to federal government agencies with three initials, offering a variety of "information" services. He was raised in Northern Virginia, inside the Beltway, and currently lives with his wife and family in Maryland.</p>