Unlawful Margin ~ Paperback ~ RICARDO ROSSELLINI

When two highly decorated officers of the Marine Corp serving in Iraq learn about the kidnapping of their boys and the murder of their wives, the distraught rouged Marines embark on their most crucial mission yet, which is to find, judge, and execute the people responsible for the crime. Since all clues are pointing towards three renowned attorneys, two brilliant surgeons, and a ruthless billionaire and his partner, the Officers take the law into their own hands storming inside the law firm located on the fifth floor of a Chicago tower, and hold them hostage. Along for the ride is Sergeant Cooper, a loyal soldier and strong believer of the semper fidelis code of honor. Dispatched to the crime scene is Veteran of the Chicago Police Department Captain Jack Bowland who joins the SAWT team and the FBI in his quest to solve an unstable situation already threatening to blow out of proportion, since the Marines are claiming that the elevators and the entire fifth floor of the building have been booby trapped. Moreover when Tommy Fay, an agent for the FBI Special Investigations Unit in Quantico, Virginia discovers that the hold up is been broadcasted through his partner's e-mail address, special agent Emma Jenkins is quickly drawn into the diabolical scheme. The relentless agent Jenkins heads an investigation to uncover the truth behind the real reason for the Marines' unlawful invasion of the Firm and to prove that they are not as sinister as they appear to be, even if it means bending some rules. Inside the law firm the heat is on the hostages when all of the sudden their odds are dramatically changing because Lieutenant Colonel Ballantine and Lieutenant Spencer are throwing them into a deadly psychological game where they could survive or meet their demise. Agent Jenkins gets on her way to Chicago determined to save not only her former partner and one time lover, Teddy Ballantine, but his comrades before the police storm into the building for a final showdown. Now that the SWAT Team is ready to make their move and is planning to end the standoff agent Jenkins is forced to pull one last trick up her sleeve to save the situation. However if the showdown gets to be played and the dust finally settles, who will remain standing?