Nine Lives - Volume II — Nathan Birr

P.I. Jackson Douglas's quest to reunite his family has matched him against an enigmatic, shadowy group known as GrayStar, a one-time U.S. asset that went rogue and unleashed a worldwide reign of terror. As a new year dawns, Jackson seeks to unravel a conspiracy that only grows deeper and more dastardly at every turn. Teamed up with an ex-Mossad agent, a former Marine, and a British hacker extraordinaire, Jackson pursues GrayStar in the Hawaiian Islands and down South American rivers, across the barren landscapes of Wyoming and on the tropical beaches of the Caribbean Sea. Complicating matters is the sudden arrival of his long-time casual girlfriend, Maggie. Will their relationship blossom into something more serious? And can they possibly sustain any type of relationship-or their very existence-while hunting terrorists around the globe? Time and again, Jackson is pushed well past his breaking point, and he begins to wonder if the ends can possibly justify the means. But there's no turning back now, not if he ever wants to see his parents again . . . or bring GrayStar to justice. With their backs against the wall, Jackson and his team pull out all the stops to launch an epic, all-or-nothing operation-one that can only end in near-miraculous victory or disastrous failure.