THE DEFIANT HERO

In Suzanne Brockmann's next thrilling Troubleshooters book, a woman must goon the run if she is to save her family. Danger can be addictive.'The United States refuses to negotiate with terrorists'. Meg Mooreremembered the warning from her job as a translator in a European embassy.Those same words will spell out a death sentence for her daughter andgrandmother who have been kidnapped by a lethal group called theExtremists. Meg will do anything to meet their unspeakable demands;anything - even kill - to save her child.When Navy SEAL Lieutenant, junior grade, John Nilsson is summoned toWashington, DC, by the FBI to help negotiate a hostage situation, the lastperson he expects to see holding a foreign ambassador at gunpoint is Meg.He hasn't seen her in years, but he's never forgotten her. John could losehis career if he helps her escape. She will lose her life if he doesn't...