Product Description

Joss Cole, a burned out public defender from LA, has opted for a quieter life in Washington State. Then into her office walks Dean Belden in search of a lawyer to help him set up a business. Within days Belden appears before a federal grand jury and, just minutes before testifying, he is killed.

Meanwhile, Gideon van Ry, a nuclear fission expert in California, is troubled by the failure to account for two nuclear devices missing from the former Soviet Union. Under a false bill of lading, they were shipped to a company called Belden Electronics, and Gideon's only lead is the lawyer who incorporated Belden Electronics - Joss Cole...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233574 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Customer Reviews

A Compelling and well crafted A-List Thriller
With a storyline shadowed by the fear of nuclear terrorism and a complex plot which grips you with every page this definitiely ranks as one of the best thrillers I've read for a long time. Being a fan of Clive Cussler's works for some time now I was reluctant to pick this one up thinking it would be another one of those legal dramas found so often in the cinema and television these days, but once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. The tension and fast moving plot-line make this a complex and action-packed tale and a very enjoyable read, scenes are visualised well with good descriptions of what is going on without slowing the story down. Definitely an author I'll look out for and one hell of a story, buy it.

A brilliant piece of modern fiction
I love books that have a basis in the real world and i also like books with technology in them. I started this book on holiday and was unable to put it down. It is the ultimate mistery and will keep you gessing.

Leaves a lot to be desired
Though the plot was good, a lot of questions were left answered in the end, leaving me with a feeling of the book being incomplete.