America was under attack. A series of four expertly coordinated  hijackings struck at the heart of the United States -  and brought America to the brink war.

The brilliant leader of a shadowy, worldwide terrorist network watched the operation unfold from deep inside his cavernous hideout. Yet despite the arch terrorist's apparent success, something had gone wrong.

What had happened to the fifth hijacking, the final piece in the fiendish puzzle? Somehow, this mastermind's plan had been foiled at the last minute.

The terrorist leader was angry. But he was not concerned. After all, there was always Plan B...

On the other side of the world, Rachamim Roji followed the events from relative safety of his home in Los Angeles. He had seen much sorrow in his lifetime. He had lost everything in his family's flight from Iran in 1979. While Rachamim had managed to rebuild his wealth in the United States, there were some things that could never be replaced. An integral part of his life had been lost to him during the family's escape to freedom.

The series of terror attacks brought his pain back into focus. Once again, Rachamim was mourning for his loss. But he did not realize that he had more immediate things to worry about.

For Plan B had already been launched. And sometimes, Plan B is even more diabolical than Plan A...

Set Against the panoramic sweep of decades, Plan B will take you from the mountains of Afghanistan to the streets of Iran to the highest echelons of the United States government, where decisions are made that affect the future of America. Working with scant information at their fingertips, security experts are scrambling to protect their country from imminent threat. But no one knows about Plan B...