Blood Lines

From New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille,Blood Lines features the return of Army CID Special Agents Brodie and Taylor who are on the hunt for the cold-blooded murderer of one of their fellow agents. Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been separated for five months following their last assignmenta dangerous mission in Venezuela to locate and detain an infamous Army deserter. Nowin Berlinthey are reunited and tasked with investigating the murder of one of their own: CID Special Agent Harry Vance of the 5th MP Battalionan accomplished counterterrorism agent who had been stationed in western Germanyand whose body was discovered in a city park in the heart of BerlinΓÇÖs Arab refugee community. The authorities suspect this is an act of Islamic terrorismbut Brodie and Taylor soon believe there is more to this case. The reason for VanceΓÇÖs presence in Berlin is unknownand as Brodie and Taylor work to discover what the murder victim was doing in the days and weeks preceding his deaththey become immersed in the many conflicts and contradictions of modern GermanyΓÇöthe Arab refugee crisisthe dark legacy of the Cold War and the Stasi secret policeand the imminent threats of a rising neo-Nazi movement. At the same timethey are butting heads with the authoritiesΓÇöboth German and AmericanΓÇöand facing a possible threat from American intelligence agents who fear that Brodie and Taylor might have learned too much about US clandestine operations during their mission in Venezuela. UltimatelyBrodie and Taylor realize that the murder of Harry Vance was merely the prelude to a much more sinister future eventΓÇöunless they can unravel the mystery in time to stop it.