Publisher's Synopsis
A U.S. led commando raid in Kazakhstan captures a renegade Russianleader, General Radek, and James Marshal, the President of the UnitedStates, declares that the U.S. will no longer tolerate nor negotiatewith any terrorist group. No sooner does he make that statement then agroup of Radek supporters, led by Ivan Korshunov and assisted by secretservice agent Gibbs, hijack Air Force One. Their demands are that Radekbe released from prison or else, they'll execute a prisoner every halfhour. What they didn't count on is that Marshall didn't leave the planein the jettisoned escape pod, but instead remained on board. Back inWashington, the Vice President must decide whether to deal withKorshunov's demands while thwarting Secretary of Defense Walter Dean'sattempts at usurping executive power. As Marshall makes his way throughthe plane taking out the terrorists, he must deal with saving the livesof his wife, and twelve-year old daughter, other White House workers, and with the damaged executive plane that's heading for a crash.
