Trigger Point
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When US and China play nuclear wargames expect "as much gut-wrenching suspense as any thriller in recent memory" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
When American aid workers are massacred in Uganda by terrorists, President Tom Knowles opts for military intervention. It's his chance to put a stamp on world affairs. But for China, which considers Uganda its African sphere of influence, it's a bad, bad move.
Six weeks later, stock prices on Wall Street fall. Amid rumors of insolvency, a major bank leads the rout, refusing a government bailout. Its major shareholder: a Chinese sovereign investment corporation. As market slide turns to panic, Knowles suspects that the US economy is being manipulated by the Chinese government in retaliation for the Uganda offensive. When American pilots are downed and taken as hostage in South Sudan, Knowles takes drastic action. Now, off the coast of East Africa, as US and Chinese navies prepare for a standoff, the next move could prove catastrophic—for the entire world.
Prepare for an "action-driven, bite-your-nails . . . fast-paced, emotionally tense and worrisomely true-to-life" (Kirkus Reviews) thriller. "It's The Big Short meets Seven Days in May and Thirteen Days in October. It's a book where Gordon Gekko, not Dr. Strangelove, has his hand on the button. It's a chilling vision of a very plausible, very scary future where Wall Street, the White House, and the Pentagon intersect—and nobody wins and people die. I loved it." (Mike Lawson, author of House Witness).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 2018, Glass's terrific geopolitical thriller packs as much gut-wrenching suspense as any thriller in recent memory, all without a single serial killer, assassin, female in peril, double agent, or lost religious icon. The Republican president of the U.S., Thomas Knowles, decides that a recent atrocity in Uganda merits intervention by U.S. armed forces. Meanwhile, Ed Grey, the principal partner at Red River Investments, essentially a hedge fund, decides that the present political climate plus a tiny piece of insider information adds up to the possibility of making a nice chunk of money by shorting U.S. banks, one in particular, Fidelian. A series of small mistakes and misapprehensions compound one another until a looming nuclear war threatens the fate of the entire world. Glass (Ultimatum) expertly assembles the interlocking pieces of his frighteningly prophetic puzzle. This chilling, important novel should be read by all those in charge of our country's politics and finances.
