i'm jonathan curiel. i'm here to introduce mr. patterson. he has written a new work "the devil's light" which explores the knew collar mission of al qaeda, what happens when they steal a bomb and try to detonate it on the anniversary of 9/11, including the u.s. intelligence failure named brooke chandler who may or may not save the day. mr. patterson was an lawyer before becoming a writer, he also worked as a lawyer with the security and exchain commission. he is in the chairman of the organization of common cause and has written for such publications as "the times of london" and "washington post" many of the works have been international best sellers and i dare say "the devil's light" will join that list. welcome richard north patterson. [applause] [applause] >> it's great to see you and to have read your book "the devil's light" doesn't refer to osama bin laden's flashlight, but to the light emitted from a nuclear weapon. and this is a very serious subject and people who know your career will not be surprised that you've tackled this subjec