He was a law-abiding citizen--until they called him a terrorist. In the
near future, America simmers in suspicion and fear. The president
expands the global front of the war on terror, then declares martial law
and sits, unelected, for a third term. In Chicago, Jason Walker, amateur
photographer and architecture enthusiast, inadvertently arouses the
suspicions of Homeland Security. Detained, interrogated, and tortured,
he's finally able to convince his captors of his innocence.
But his freedom comes at a price. There's a terrorist group operating
out of a Lebanese cultural center, they say. They need a man inside. And
Jason Walker's mother was Lebanese, wasn't she? Caught between an
arrogant government agent and a charismatic Lebanese immigrant who calls
himself a patriot and a girlfriend who chooses an awkward time to become
a political activist, Jason Walker struggles to decide who deserves his
loyalty. And the stakes couldn't be higher....
