"Patrick's novel Checkmate is a well-researched and carefully crafted, thought provoking international terrorism thriller and a compelling read." -Elgon William, Author of Fried Windows: In a Light Wine Sauce Julie Folk, Jewels to her friends, has a problem. As a newly hired computer systems analyst at a brand new government agency, she and her team have little or no support in their efforts to determine who is attacking America's missile defense systems. In a race against time to determine whether it's the Iranians out for some payback or the Chinese making a power play, Jewels must convince America's powerful national intelligence leadership that the threat against America is both real...and imminent.