"One by one, CIA safe-houses in the Middle East theater are being placed on hiatus. The ‘out-of-business’ sign stapled to their front door is not by Agency choice. The far reaching tentacles of America are being forcibly and systematically clipped—a declawing of the eyes and ears of America’s clandestine global reach. Who’s putting the blinders on may be guessable. The ‘why,’ now that’s the mystery. In the midst of this, the US Embassy staff in Tehran has been snatched as hostages. Everyone believes it is the Iranians, including the Iranians themselves. This very public ‘event spark’ is only the tip of the iceberg. It is the bait to ensnare the prey.
After the debacle of the failed rescue attempt, the President is timorous. He wants everything left to the diplomatic negotiators. But when a team of Delta Force commandos are left stranded in the Kavir Desert and on the run for their lives, the CIA Director has no intention of falling in line with the President’s wishes. He dispatches the CIA’s ultimate Black-ops squad, The Merchants of Death, including its junior member Roger Artwell."
Note: This volume is the origin story of CIA Agent Roger Artwell.