A powerful defense contractor, a reluctant intelligence agent, and an
ambitious journalist race to contain and control an international crisis
that could destroy the world in this #1 New York Times bestselling
thriller.
"Dick, I need a war."
Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest
defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel
retains to "perception manage" his company to even more riches by
manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander
plan in mind.
Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different
agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national
intelligence agency, he travels the globe to keep it safe and at peace.
Desperate to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James gets the
break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a
massacre that has left every nation stunned.
In David Baldacci's first international thriller, these characters face
a catastrophic threat that could change the world as we know it.