The Mountain and The Spring

About the Book

On a beautiful Greek island, Captain Beth Walker marries CIA agent Matt Price, but after her nephew, Steven, leaves the island, he is kidnapped. When Arab television shows Steven kneeling blindfolded and his captor threatening to behead him, the CIA identifies the location as Damascus, and sends Beth, Matt, and an Israeli agent to rescue him. The chase moves to Kurdistan, where an American Special Forces colonel, senior Kurdish leaders, and an avatar of the Cult of Angels agree to aid them.

About the Author

Colonel Kiefer commanded a battalion in Vietnam and wears the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, among other decorations. A senior parachutist, he served in both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. Since his retirement he has written about the American Indian Wars, the Philippine Insurrection, both World Wars, Vietnam, and the Middle East. A fourth generation soldier, he is in demand as a public speaker because of his knowledge of Middle East history, familiarity with the Arab World and encounter with Mohammed bin Laden in the Arabian Desert. He is a newspaper guest columnist.