"The Vendetta Factor," Tim Smith's newest thriller, has Nick taking on an adversary just as cunning and deadly as any of the terrorists he fought while in the CIA - the Mafia.

Nick gets dragged into a turf war between two rival families, each fighting for control of the lucrative Miami, Florida market. Nick must call on his instincts to outwit both Dons, as well as a Federal prosecutor with a personal agenda. When Nick becomes the target of a hired assassin, he realizes that he has his own vendetta and thirst for revenge.