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It is night in Manhattan. The President of the United States is scheduled to have dinner with an old friend, but in the building across the street, a man has disabled the security and stands at a window, a rifle in his hand. Fortunately, his attempt is not successful-but this is only the beginning. Someone is recruiting a shadowy network of agents with the intention of creating terror. Their range is broad, their identities masked, their methods subtle. White House operative Blake Johnson and his counterpart in British intelligence, Sean Dillon, set out to trace the source of the havoc, but behind the first man they find another, and behind the second another still. And that last man is not pleased by the interference. Soon he will target them all: Johnson, Dillon, Dillon's colleagues. And one of them will fall.
A failed assassination attempt on the President of the United States triggers a high-stakes investigation into a clandestine network of global operatives. White House agent Blake Johnson and British intelligence officer Sean Dillon must navigate a labyrinthine conspiracy where every lead reveals a more dangerous handler behind the scenes. As they dismantle the layers of this shadowy organization, they find themselves hunted by a ruthless mastermind who will stop at nothing to protect his anonymity. The narrative maintains a rapid, relentless pace, shifting between the perspectives of the investigators and the elusive forces they pursue.
This novel reflects the classic stylistic hallmarks of the thriller genre, focusing on procedural tension and the cat-and-mouse dynamics between intelligence agents and their adversaries. The narrative structure relies on the established rapport between the recurring characters of Blake Johnson and Sean Dillon to ground the escalating global stakes. Readers familiar with the author's body of work will recognize the familiar cadence of international intrigue and the methodical dismantling of criminal networks. The plot suggests a focus on the mechanics of espionage rather than deep character introspection, prioritizing the momentum of the investigation above all else.
Page Count:
416
Publication Date:
2005-01-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0007127235
ISBN-13:
9780007127238
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