Mollie Foley, a Traffic Homicide detective for the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) and former NYPD detective, moved to Florida after the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack, when she lost her husband and brother, who were first responder firefighters. Josh Roberts, a homicide detective, who prior to joining BSO, was a Green Beret Master Sergeant who led his team all over the world combating terrorism. Sydney Paretti is a petite, but tough veteran homicide detective and the partner of Josh Roberts. Her past has been complicated by difficulties with the division of Internal Affairs and the BSO "Boys Club." Amir Kahany is a middle-aged professor of Muslim Studies and the leader of a small cell that is funded by and dedicated to ISIS. His marriage is childless and unfulfilled, and although he has had extramarital affairs with prior graduate students in the past, his attraction to Barika is all-consuming. Barika is an attractive graduate student of Professor Kahany. She appears to help him recruit young men for a jihadist movement, but as it turns out, she is an imbedded FBI agent who will deflect the most horrific terrorist attack on the United States since 9/11. Terry Reese is a 23-year old college dropout. He lives in his parent's home and his only social contacts exist on-line. He is easily recruited into a terrorist cell because he has felt inadequate, disrespected, and unfulfilled. The Watch List is a contemporary, character-driven murder mystery that encompasses a combination of Washington DC politics, international intrigue, and psychological suspense. It is in the early morning hours of January 1, 2017 when the dead body of what appeared to be a hit-and-run accident was discovered. Traffic Homicide Detective, Mollie Foley realized that the death of Jonathan Stover was a premeditated murder. Was his murder related to his job as an investigative agent in the anti-terrorism division of the Department of Homeland Security
