As he faces a devastating personal loss, Detective Michael Bennett isabout to take on the most sinister challenge of his career: akidnapping crisis that could destroy the most powerful people inAmerica.The nation has fallen into mourning after the unexpecteddeath of a beloved former First Lady, and the most powerful people inthe world gather in New York for her funeral. Then the inconceivableoccurs: Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind aresuddenly trapped within one man's brilliant and ruthless scenario.Bennett, father of ten, is pulled into the fray. As the dangerescalates, Michael is hit with devastating news: After fighting for manyyears, his wife has succumbed to a terrible disease.As New Yorkdescends into chaos, Bennett has lost the great love of his life andfaces raising his ten devastated children alone-and rescuing 34hostages. Day after day, Bennett confronts the most ruthless man he hasever dealt with, a man who kills without hesitation and counterseverything the NYPD and FBI throw at him with impunity. As the entireworld watches and the tension boils to a searing heat, Bennett has tofind a way out-or face responsibility for the greatest debacle inhistory.