Martyrs al-Sabra: 1

Book One of the Martyrs Series is set after the Presidential Election in 2020 when the first woman is elected President of the United States; a new group of terrorists are targeting America and her administration. Led by a shadowy figure known only as The Hammer of Islam they take their name from a 2006 massacre of Palestinian schoolchildren in Gaza City the Martyrs al-Sabra. When the Martyrs make good on their attack threats the country is torn apart.Farid Monsour al-Haj is a Palestinian orphan who was adopted and raised from the age of five by one of Americas elite families. Growing up in Northern Virginia Farid attends the finest schools and is a success in everything he attempts. Throughout it all Farid is encouraged to maintain his cultural identify by his adoptive parents the Royces. He now works as a television news personality helping explain the daily news from a Muslim point of view. Farid is increasingly torn between the demands of his Palestinian heritage and those who welcomed him into the mainstream of America.Farids childhood friend Justin Simons is a FBI Special Agent assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force and leads the Martyrs manhunt.Can a lifetime of friendship protect against divided loyalties?