James Rollins · 2012 · thriller

James Rollins's 2012 Sigma Force novel opens with the kidnapping of the president's daughter by Somali pirates and uncovers a centuries-old cabal in pursuit of immortality. The route runs from Washington to the Horn of Africa, to the towers of Dubai, and home to South Carolina.

1. 1
   Washington DC

   When the pregnant daughter of the U.S. president is taken, Sigma is quietly mobilised, and Gray Pierce is sent to bring her home.

2. 2
   Somalia

   Off the Horn of Africa, Somali pirates hold the hostage in the Cal Madow mountains, where the rescue proves only the first turn of a darker plot.

3. 3
   Dubai

   The trail leads to the excesses of Dubai and a floating fortress called Utopia, where a shadowy cabal pursues the dream of immortality.

4. 4
   Charleston

   In Charleston a firebombed fertility clinic exposes the Bloodline, a hidden aristocracy chasing eternal life within our own genetic code.