Ronan Truelove's mom may be a bit eccentric, always signing him up for outdoor survival classes, judo lessons, self-defense workshops, always keeping him busy. But she has crossed a line when she grabs him from school one day and tells him she is part of an ancient group called the Blood Guard and that his father has been kidnapped and they are under attack. After watching her perform impossible acts to get away from bad guys in suits, she gives Ronan a ticket for a train to DC and tells him to meet with her Blood Guard contact there.
But trouble follows Ronan into the train station, where he has to out-run more bad guys in suits (who seem to have impossible strength of their own), runs into an old childhood friend, and barely escapes with his life. Now Ronan has to find his parents, and discover what the Blood Guard it is, and exactly what it is they guard...before it is too late.
A great adventure book with just a hint of magic (running 40 mph is not normal) and plenty of intrigue and secret societies. Those who love illuminati theories will like this!