Authors: Ken Follett
ISBN-13: 9780062020888, ISBN-10: 0062020889
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: July 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Known around the world for his string of smash-hit spy thrillers touched off by 1978 s Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett s taut tales -- spiked with more than a dash of sex appeal -- have earned this author (and sometime blues guitarist) a reputation as a master of international intrigue.
From Ken Follettthe #1 name in electrifying international suspensecomes a remarkable novel of intrigue and doomsday possibilities.
The world's balance of power is about to shift dangerously as the ultimate weapon nears completion in a secret facility in the heart of the desert. Across the globe, operatives from the great nations set a deadly game in motion, covertly maneuvering pawns and kings to achieve a frightening advantagewhile terrorists and their hunters prepare for the contest's final, bloody moves. And one mana razor-sharp master of disguise, deceit, and triple-crossmust somehow do the impossible: steal 200 tons of uranium without any of the other players discovering the theft.
The clock is ticking.
And the price of failure is Apocalypse.