Thor has written a novel that takes Scot Harvath a little off the beaten path from international terrorism expert to something a little closer to home as he ends up more in the role of police detective to solve and/or prevent the murder of candidates for the head of the Federal Reserve. The back story and history that Thor provides for the Federal Reserve is fascinating, and really makes this book go, even through the awkward slow parts that I really haven't experienced much in Thor novels. The ending is somewhat frightening in its prophetic views of what this country, and ultimately the world could experience financially...it also sets up, I hope, fairly well for the next Harvath novel.