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In a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation´s security, this team of highly trained agents put their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets.

When a Navy counselor paying a home visit to a former Navy SEAL finds him inside his house, tortured and murdered, NCIS is called in to investigate. Meanwhile, a bank hold-up goes bad downtown and an LAPD officer is shot. The cop is a friend of Deeks´, but a trace on the getaway vehicle shows no connection between the crimes-until NCIS digs deeper.

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Jeff Mariotte is the author of several tie-in novels to hit TV shows such as Angel , Supernatural , CSI and Las Vegas . He is also a comics writer, working on series such as Angel , Desperadoes and The Shield. Besides writing, he owns his own San Diego bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy, along with his partners Maryelizabeth Hart and Terry Gilman

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