Thomas Trier

Red Zone Thomas Trier

Think of the confusion, disarray, and complete lawlessness of any country torn apart by war. Imagine the scene in 2003, after Coalition Forces moved into Iraq. After the Iraqi Army was defeated and the National Police Force purged of Saddam's former Ba'ath Party members, rendering the army and police force ineffective and in need of retraining. Not long after the ceasefire, the Coalition brought in tens of thousands of contractors to help rebuild all of Iraq. What better environment than a post-war country still engulfed in chaos to operate as a serial killer...? Kill the right people at the right time... Guaranteed not to be caught... Even if some innocents are caught in the passion of the moment, the military just calls that "collateral damage." Red Zone is the story of FBI Agent Tom Kessler and the men and women of the FBI who lead the Iraqi Major Crimes Task Force, which is tasked to pursue James Fent, firefighter, US contractor, and serial killer. Under his employment, Fent travels on missions to exotic, lawless places all over the world, where he handles the most dangerous firefighting situations imaginable and uses the cover of his job to start fires and kill his victims. The chaotic world of Iraq 2004 puts Fent on top of the food chain, and he becomes a true alpha predator-finding, burning, and killing Saddam's former henchmen. To Kessler and the Iraqi Major Crimes Task Force, Fent and other criminal elements in Iraq represent new and dangerous challenges. The Red Zone is filled with robbers, kidnappers and murderers, all operating in the fog of war.