Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn -Marc Royce #1, Good, 2011, Pbk, 378, Bethany House

Good condition: cover has some wear; pages have some wear and appear to be unmarked; pages have some staining and are lightly age-toned. ISBN 9780764209055

Marc Royce works for the State Department on special assignments, most of them rather routine, until two CIA operatives go missing in Iraq--kidnapped by Taliban forces bent on generating chaos in the region. Two others also drop out of sight--a high-placed Iraqi civilian and an American woman providing humanitarian aid.

Are the disappearances linked? Rumors circulate in a whirl of misinformation.Marc must unravel the truth in a covert operation requiring utmost secrecy--from both the Americans and the insurgents. But even more secret than the undercover operation is the underground dialogue taking place between sworn enemies. Will the ultimate Reconciler between ancient enemies, current foes, and fanatical religious factions be heard?