State of Terror

494 pages. The Number One New York Times Bestseller 'A rip-roaring, brilliant page-turne r, but it's also timely, cheeky, important and wonderfully, courageously provoca tive. What great fun!' - James Patterson'Smart and fast and twisty, State of Ter ror is a dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller. I loved it' - Kathy Reichs 'Clinton and Penny are each a force on their own - put together they are unstop pable' - Karin SlaughterTake a ringside seat in the high-stakes world of interna tional politics . . .After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new admin istration has just been sworn in. Secretary of State, Ellen Adams, is determined to do her duty for her country. But she is about to face a horrifying internati onal threat . . . A young foreign service officer has received a baffling text f rom an anonymous source. Too late, she realizes it was a hastily coded warning. Then a series of bus bombs devastate Europe, heralding the rise of a new rogue t errorist organization who will stop at nothing in their efforts to develop their own nuclear arsenal.As Ellen unravels the damaging effects of the former presid ency on international politics, she must also contemplate the unthinkable: that the last president of the United States was more than just an ineffectual leader . Was he also a traitor to his country?State of Terror is a compelling and criti cally acclaimed international political thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Cl inton, the 67th secretary of state, and Louise Penny, a multiple award-winning # 1 New York Times bestselling novelist.…