Birth of the Asps is the first book of a new nine-book Asps series, and the tenth book of Jim Scott Books. The plan hatched by Jim Scott with the outgoing President at the end of the Janitor series comes to fruition a few months into the administration of the new President. Even though the "War on Terror" is declared 'over' by the new President, the Asps are formed and immediately set out on a mission to uncover an al-Qaida plot on the island nation of Dominica. Drew Hollins' old friend, "Meat Hook" Calabrese, soon dishes up still another al-Qaida plot that the new team gets involved in. As you will discover, Jim Scott has not exactly "retired." A few of the old Janitors also get involved...for those who thought they might be finished when the Janitors were disbanded. The Asps, the new team formed after the Janitors were disbanded, travels far and wide in search of al-Qaida and other terrorists to destroy. They cover areas east from the United States, as far away as Pakistan, all the way back to areas south of the United States, with several stops along the way. In this book, they start out on a mission to the island nation of Dominica...a quiet, peaceful nation, whose leaders are wont to dally with such nations as China.