A U.S. Air Force transport plane takes off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, carrying a high-value Taliban detainee bound for prison and interrogation.  Insurgents shoot down the plane with a shoulder-launched missile, and it crash lands in the Hindu Kush mountains.  A strong winter storm makes a rescue impossible.  A surviving crew member, navigator Michael Parson, along with a female Army interpreter, must now evade capture in hostile territory with a prisoner who would like very much for them to get caught.  A battle for survival begins across some of the most forbidding terrain on earth. 

So opens The Mullah's Storm, an epic tale of endurance, a novel of relentless pace and constant surprise, and a story of hard choices between commitment to mission and loyalty to comrades. 

Author's note: A number of people have been intrigued by the novel's strong female character, Sergeant Gold. For a few thoughts on her, click here.