a novel Clinton, Hillary Rodham 1947- creator Penny, Louise 1958- text novel Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Suspense fiction. Political fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) nyu 2022 Trade Paperbacks edition monographic eng

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494 pages ; 22 cm "After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of Secretary of State. There is no love lost between the President of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new Secretary of State. But it's a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job means Adams must step down as head of her multinational media conglomerate. As the new president addresses Congress for the first time, with Secretary Adams in attendance, Anahita Dahir, a young foreign service officer (FSO) on the Pakistan desk at the State Department, receives a baffling text from an anonymous source. Too late, she realizes the message was a hastily coded warning. What begins as a series of apparent terrorist attacks is revealed to be the beginning of an international chess game involving the volatile and byzantine politics of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran; the race to develop nuclear weapons in the region; the Russian mob; a burgeoning rogue terrorist organization; and an American government set back on its heels in the international arena. As the horrifying scale of the threat becomes clear, Secretary Adams and her team realize it has been carefully planned to take advantage of four years of an American government out of touch with international affairs, out of practice with diplomacy, and out of power in the places where it counts the most. To defeat such an intricate, carefully constructed conspiracy, it will take the skills of a unique team: a passionate young FSO; a dedicated journalist; and a smart, determined, but as yet untested new Secretary of State."-- adult Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny. n-us--- United States. Department of State Fiction United States. Department of State. Women cabinet officers United States Fiction Novela estadounidense Literatura estadounidense Novela biográfica Terrorists Fiction Terrorism Fiction Conspiracies Fiction Female friendship Fiction Femmes ministres États-Unis Romans, nouvelles, etc Terroristes Romans, nouvelles, etc Terrorisme Romans, nouvelles, etc Conspiration Romans, nouvelles, etc Amitié féminine Romans, nouvelles, etc FICTION Thrillers Political FICTION Thrillers Terrorism FICTION Thrillers Suspense Conspiracies Diplomatic relations Female friendship Politics and government Suspense fiction Terrorism Terrorists Terrorists Fiction Terrorism Fiction Political crimes and offenses Fiction Friendship Fiction United States Foreign relations Fiction United States Politics and government Fiction États-Unis Relations extérieures Romans, nouvelles, etc États-Unis Politique et gouvernement Romans, nouvelles, etc United States United States Foreign relations Fiction United States Politics and government Fiction PS 3603 C641s 2022 813/.6 9781982173685 (pbk) 1982173688 (pbk) AZZPT 211028 20230411090908.0 22288378 eng