Kat Caldwell, a U.S. Army interrogator in Afghanistan, takes charge of Jamal, a 15-year-old Moroccan orphan caught in a jihadi sweep by a British Special Forces team. Kat decides that Jamal is no terrorist, but after he escapes, she is recruited to help the American agents who are after him because of their earlier relationship. When she realizes that something bad will happen if she finds him, Kat also goes on the run. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. c2008.