The mastermind behind this assault on Boston is a vicious psychopath who hides behind a persona of respectability and wealth. He has a score to settle with the mayor … and apparently with Hyde. He remains completely removed, never actually setting the fires himself. He remains invisible while instilling fear and making incredible, perhaps impossible demands.
Igniter's action spirals seemingly beyond hope during the frantic final thirty-six hours. The mayor's wife is horribly burned by a car bomb. More Boston landmarks are ablaze. And Henry Hyde's girlfriend—TV reporter Nomi Cramm—is kidnapped.
In the end, Henry is a desperate man, a dangerous man who will let nothing stop him from saving his city, the woman he loves … and, ultimately, himself.