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Picador
October 2009
On Sale: September 29, 2009
432 pages
ISBN: 0312429053
EAN: 9780312429058
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Thriller
In an America stretched by crisis to the breaking point,
billionaire entrepreneur and government insider James
Sands
is riding high. Over the protests of civic groups and the
increasing alienation of his wife, Anne, Sands is poised
on
the brink of an immensely risky and controversial deal
that
will give him control of all public water in the Pacific
Northwest. But when his business partner is murdered by a
radical group called The Army of the Republic, Sands finds
himself losing control of his business and his life.
Desperate, he turns to Whitehall Security, a private
intelligence firm with far-reaching political connections.
For a steep monthly fee, Whitehall will hunt down and
eliminate any threats to Sands's enterprise.
Meanwhile, in Seattle, a young guerrilla named Lando leads
The Army of the Republic into a dangerous war of ideals.
Charismatic and cunning, Lando is obsessed with the goal
of
saving the country from its corrupt ruling alliance by any
means necessary. His reluctant ally is political organizer
Emily Cortright, coordinator of a network of civil,
religious, and labor groups. Bound together in a web of
common aims and conflicting loyalties, the two plan a
massive peaceful protest against a conference of national
business leaders, which they hope will stagger the Regime.
Beyond his control, through, Lando's Army of the Republic
has already unleashed a chain of events that will
electrify
and frighten an uneasy nation. Hemmed in by their lethal
compromises, Emily, Lando, James, and Anne struggle to
redeem or destroy those whom they love most.
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