2023 READERS' FAVORITE - FINALIST MEDAL WINNER - THRILLER / TERRORISM

Captain Zack Adams is the only American who can identify an elusive terrorist, codenamed Chameleon. Disfigured during his Delta Force unit's failed attempt to neutralize the menacing terrorist, Adams is airlifted stateside. When he is reported missing from a military hospital, Pentagon officials fear Adams has been abducted by terrorists. Adams's wife becomes severely depressed when she learns her husband is missing in action, and their teenage son becomes incorrigible. Working from a secret military base in the Middle East, an unconventional C.I.A. counterterrorism specialist, Jack "Tarzan" Trzansky, takes matters into his own hands and masterminds a plan to neutralize Chameleon, locate the missing captain and restore domestic tranquility to the Adams household. Tarzan prefers working alone but he realizes his latest plan will require the assistance of a skilled operator. Her name is Mia. This book begins with a military theme and ends as a family drama. Throughout its course, it explores a wide range of human sexuality.