ltpgtThe hypothetical question ampldquoWhat ifamprdquo has been bandied about for years The responseampmdashalways the same amprdquoImpossible never couldnamprsquot happenamprdquo or ampldquotoo many checks in the systemamprdquo No one could just take over The United Statesampmdashor could theyltpgtltpgtThe murder of a junior senator and the investigation into that killing by the top man in the US Secret Service becomes the pivotal point at which the mundane turns sinister The ampldquoimpossibleamprdquo suddenly turns plausible Clues and the parties involved are as diaphanous as white smokeampmdashfaintly visible but impossible to get a grip onltpgtltpgtThe clock is invisible and the time keeps ticking away Who how and when are frustratingly evasive questions and additional murders yield few clues if any Can Sam and his small team thwart a plot that has international implications The race is deadly and the stakes are the ultimateltpgtltpgtSam has only two other men he can depend on Luis Arguela his close assistant and Moshe a close friend and Mossad agent retired They are compelled to follow clues of no substance murders without logic and vaguely possible suspects The...