Rudiger doesn't kill because he wants to. He kills because he needs to. When the sadistic Preacherman stole the last bit of Rudiger's already troubled childhood soul, Rudiger lost himself forever. He has committed atrocities even he cannot explain in his quest for the End of Days, a release from his pain by finding and crucifying The One. Jonas Osborne, an Army Ranger and Senatorial Chief of Staff, recognizes Rudiger's disturbing capacity based on a terrifying firefight in Somalia almost two decades earlier. Now Jonas-and the beautiful psychic criminologist he's enlisted to predict Rudiger's next brutal attack-become targets. Only on the biggest international stage-a summit for Middle East peace talks-will Jonas and Rudiger meet again for one final confrontation.