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Head Coach of the US Men's Olympic Basketball Team. Former Lt. Colonel, United States Army. Suspected murderer of seven NBA All Stars

Major General, US Army and deputy director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in St. Louis, Missouri. Trained linguist in Arabic, Bosnian/Serbian. Father of Jayden Quinn.

A giant of a man both in physical stature and in the organized crime world. He has plans that go way beyond drugs, prostitution and contract killings.

Wife of Kenneth Gibbs. A Filipina-born American, trauma nurse and Army veteran with a love of her new country exceeded only by her love of family.

Married to Orlando and agent to her son, Jayden Quinn, the MVP of the National Basketball Association. Tracy is a ruthless negotiator and competitor. She was also a two-time gold medalist in the 1984 Olympics in LA.

First African American woman to fly the A-10 Thunderbolt in combat. She prefers to call the jet by its nickname - The Warthog.  Sowers temperament, lethality and hideousness match that of the plane perfectly.

The "second best" player in the NBA and best friend of Jayden Quinn. A man from the small town of Milton, West Virginia with a troubled past. Yet he never fails to "drain a buzzer beater" when needed most.

Three time Most Valuable Player in the NBA and the son of Orlando and Tracy. He has a history only a handful of people know about and he's not one of them. 

A war criminal from the Yugoslav Wars of the 90's who escaped prosecution and now runs a two-bit crime organization in the "Little Bosnia" neighborhood of St. Louis. 

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Baeztel, an investigator with the army Criminal Investigation Division, is looking forward to retirement after serving his country for 30 years. His last case will earn him the Medal of Honor. But will he accept the award on his on behalf or will it be awarded posthumously?

A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who leads the story of The Black Hand. A refugee of the Bosnian Genocide, she uses her survival instincts to craft a narrative worthy of another Pulitzer.

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