1. President Rutledge suggests early in the book that “Civilized rules of engagement and jurisprudence mean nothing to a vicious enemy willing to do anything to succeed…In this case we have to suspend the rule of law in part, in order to save it.” The theme of success at any cost recurs throughout the story. When in your life have...
1. Scot claims a ‘standard, nonthreatening nationality’ to a cab driver in Jerusalem. Why do you think he feels the need to do this? Have you ever felt the need to hide your nationality? 2. What contraband items would you try to sneak in, if you were staying at The Point? 3. Which of the cities on the PATH OF...
1. What facets of Scot’s background/experience surprise you, and why? 2. What actions demonstrate that Scot is a loyal man? 3. Why is loyalty important to Scot and in what he does for a living? 4. How would you define bravery? 5. How does Scot demonstrate bravery? 6. How important are loyalty and bravery in our society now, and is...
Q: What inspired the plot for your latest thriller, Foreign Influence? A: About ten years ago a terrifying white paper was published by a foreign military hostile to the United States. It was entitled, “Unrestricted Warfare,” and contained a blueprint for destroying America through a host of unusual channels that the United States would be ill-prepared to defend against. One...
Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean Just off the Somali Coast Through the hazy-green of Scot Harvath’s night-vision goggles, it looked like an illusion. The infrared markers, which had been carefully laid out on the rear deck of the ship beneath him, should have been floating — rolling with the swell of the ocean — waiting for him, not racing up...