
"The greatest thriller writer alive today" puts rogue agent Blaine McCracken in the sights of a space-borne superweapon in this Cold War nail-biter (Bookviews).
In the last years of the Cold War, policy and trust for the Russians have led to disarmament treaties and hope for a new beginning. But peace is not yet within grasp. An entire American town has been wiped off the map: not by nuclear strike, but rather a space-borne particle cannon capable of reducing the entire nation to dust in hours. But who pulled the trigger? Was it the Russians, making a final bid for world domination? Or was it a third power--some aspiring conqueror hoping to pit the superpowers against each other? It's up to Blaine McCracken to find out. An old flame has contacted the rogue op, begging for help protecting her father, a jeweler who has just been robbed of five rare stones--five rubies that could mean life or death for the United States."The greatest thriller writer alive today." --Bookviews
"Jon Land shows a true feel for detective work and the irony of pursuing elusive principles of justice." --The New York Times Book Review "Land's pacing is masterful, giving the reader a sense that he is watching an action movie." --The Providence Sunday Journal "The comparisons with Tom Clancy are ill-placed . . . Land clearly writes better." --Boston Book Review "Land is one of the best all-out action writers in the business." --Los Angeles Review of Books "Nobody writes action like Jon Land, and few other authors can touch him for steamroller plots about real people and powerful, true-to-life issues." --John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author "Jon Land proves yet again that suspense has a new king." --James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author "Land is one of the best thriller writers out there." --Library Journal