A Tryst With Terror

Today's world grapples with terrorism on a daily basis. But what happens when the terrorism turns personal? In Wayne Mertens' high octane thriller, A Tryst with Terror, a famous Saudi plots revenge when he learns that his brother has been killed in a San Francisco terrorist raid. But his plan to retaliate by kidnapping an FBI agent takes a dangerous new turn when he discovers that the agent is going on a Mediterranean cruise with his family. This is a blistering game of cat and mouse, as agent and terrorist circle about each other, knowing that only one can survive. Written in diamond hard prose, A Tryst with Terror explores love, terrorism, opium trading, and human trafficking. Brilliantly written and expertly told, this is a book that will hold readers' attention from the first white-knuckle page to the last.

Sixty-six years old, he has two adult daughters. Mertens is married and lives with his wife, Kathleen, in Eugene, Oregon.