| Author |
Berry, Steve, 1955- author.
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| Title |
The 14th colony / Steve Berry. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| OCLC |
932302467 |
| ISBN |
9781250056245 |
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1250056241 |
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1250091713 |
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9781250091710 |
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9781444795479 |
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1444795473 |
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9781473628311 |
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1473628318 |
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9781250058454 |
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1250058457 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
40025970296 |
| Publisher |
New York : Minotaur Books, 2016. |
| Description |
x, 450 pages ; 25 cm. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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National security -- United States -- Fiction.
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Presidents -- Succession -- United States -- Fiction.
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Targeted killing -- Fiction.
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Secret societies -- Fiction.
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Children's
Subject heading/s |
National security -- United States -- Fiction.
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Other
Subject heading/s |
FICTION -- Espionage.
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Spionageroman. (DE-588)4139597-9
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Amerikanisches Englisch. (DE-588)4094804-3
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| SUBJECT |
Spy stories.
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Suspense fiction.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Suspense fiction.
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Spy stories.
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Political fiction.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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Spy fiction.
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| Summary |
"What happens if both the president and vice-president-elect die before taking the oath of office? The answer is far from certain--in fact, what follows would be nothing short of total political chaos. Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States. Before escaping, Malone learns that Zorin and another ex-KGB officer, this one a sleeper still embedded in the West, are headed overseas to Washington D.C. Inauguration Day--noon on January 20th--is only hours away. A flaw in the Constitution, and an even more flawed presidential succession act, have opened the door to disaster and Zorin intends to exploit both weaknesses to their fullest. Armed with a weapon leftover from the Cold War, one long thought to be just a myth, Zorin plans to attack. He's aided by a shocking secret hidden in the archives of America's oldest fraternal organization--the Society of Cincinnati--a group that once lent out its military savvy to presidents, including helping to formulate three invasion plans of what was intended to be America's 14th colony--Canada. In a race against the clock that starts in the frozen extremes of Russia and ultimately ends at the White House itself, Malone must not only battle Zorin, he must also confront a crippling fear that he's long denied, but which now jeopardizes everything. Steve Berry's trademark mix of history and speculation is all here in this provocative new thriller"-- Provided by publisher. |
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