Uncommon valor in the line of duty and unconditionaldevotion in the name of love are the salient qualities of the daring men andwomen who risk it all in the heart-pounding thrillers of New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann. Crafted withprecision and power, her characters come alive with a depth of emotion fewwriters have achieved. Now, with BreakingPoint, Brockmann breaks even further through the pack and delivers astunning payload.

As commander of the nation's most elite FBI counterterrorismunit, agent Max Bhagat leads by hard-driving example: pushing himself to thelimit and beyond, taking no excuses, and putting absolutely nothing ahead ofhis work. That includes his deep feelings for Gina Vitagliano, the woman whowon his admiration and his heart with her courage under fire. But when theshocking news reaches him that Gina has been killed in a terrorist bombing,nothing can keep Max from making a full investigation—and retribution—his toppriority.

At the scene of the attack, however, Max gets an even biggershock. Gina is still very much alive—but facing a fate even worse than death.Along with Molly Anderson, a fellow overseas relief worker, Gina has falleninto the hands of a killer who is bent on using both women to bait a deadlytrap. His quarry? Grady Morant, a.k.a. "Jones," a notorious ex–Special Forcesoperative turned smuggler who made some very deadly enemies in the jungles ofSoutheast Asia ... and has been running ever since. But with Molly's life on theline, Jones is willing to forfeit his own to save the woman he loves.

Together with Max's top agent, Jules Cassidy, as their onlybackup, the unlikely allies plunge into a global hot zone of violence andcorruption to make a deal with the devil. Not even Jones knows which ghostsfrom his past want him dead. But there's one thing he's sure of: there's verylittle his bloodthirsty enemies aren't willing to do.

Count on the intense action and raw honesty Suzanne Brockmannconsistently delivers as she goes for broke in Breaking Point—and never looks back.