{"id":1629,"date":"2012-10-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-panther\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:23:24","slug":"the-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-panther\/","title":{"rendered":"The Panther"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvqztbz5-3764d45e4b766148a7241a1e87e5b390 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Panther<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-44p97d-9aa854937422823d8926f7c01c11c1c4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1630 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1630 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-panther-alt.png\" alt='' title='the-panther-alt'  height=\"555\" width=\"365\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-panther-alt.png 365w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-panther-alt-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2bsku1-6ee072fff5d0039dca070881322e318f av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvqzd3f1-e94786e2be8380d26aeace1bcde7eb2e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"book-header\">\n<p class=\"book-date\">Published on October 16, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"book-description\">\n<p><em>Debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers list!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anti-Terrorist Task Force agent John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield have been posted overseas to Sana&#8217;a, Yemen\u2014one of the most dangerous places in the Middle East. While there, they will be working with a small team to track down one of the masterminds behind the USS <em>Cole<\/em> bombing: a high-ranking Al Qaeda operative known as The Panther.<\/p>\n<p>Ruthless and elusive, he&#8217;s wanted for multiple terrorist acts and murders\u2014and the US government is determined to bring him down, no matter the cost. As latecomers to a treacherous game, John and Kate don&#8217;t know the rules, the players, or the score. 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