b' Brilliant, fearless, incorruptible, Andrew Trevayne was a self-made millionaire\nat thirty-five, former Undersecretary of State, current head of one of the\nnation\'s most prestigious foundations. Now, at the express wish of the\npresident, Trevayne undertakes an investigation into the " secret government"\n--and is swept up in a tidal wave of intrigue and danger beyond the corridors of\nofficial power...into a nightmare maze where Mafia leaders and billionaires\nmingle...where Congress and even the presidency itself can be bought and sold.\nHere, in this sizzling world of mystery, seduction, and betrayal...where his\nfamily\'s survival and his own hinge on a hair trigger...where sinister forces\nare poised to exact a '