Prepared for Rage

"A nail-biting, straight-from-the-headlines thriller of international suspense from Edgar Award winner and "New York Times" bestselling ""author "

A terrorist filled with resentment an FBI analyst challenged to be three steps ahead of the intelligence a Coast Guard captain assigned to keep watch on that very American of symbols from the water an astronaut who takes her job very seriously

The paths of all of these characters converge on one clear morning in Florida. NASA is preparing to launch the space shuttle this time with a high-paying visitor on board as a guest, and the FBI and the Coast Guard are doing everything they can to help the launch go off without a hitch. But one Pakistani man with a bottomless personal grudge and the commitment of many zealous men behind him is determined to strike back at the most visible target he can find "