She was met with a light snore.
She moved over to him, lightly touched her fingers to the dent in his chin. “Do you think we’ll ever have a normal life?”
He took her hand in his, but before he could say anything, his cell rang. He fumbled it out of his pocket, looked down at the name, and groaned. “I need to take this,” he said, and drank down the rest of the whisky in his glass. “Mike, I don’t want to be alone for this. I’m turning on the speaker. Hello, sir, how was the retreat?”
Sky News
“In breaking news today, we’ve learned the president and CEO of Galactus Space Technologies, Dr. Nevaeh Patel, one of the first female astronauts to stay in space for almost six months, has been arrested on charges of treason and terrorism in the failed attempt to set off a nuclear bomb in space. NASA reported such an explosion would have affected large portions of the Asian peninsula, southern Russia, and the Middle East, possibly devastating the electrical grids and taking out the International Space Station. Authorities report the terrorist attack was stopped by the combined efforts of American FBI and CIA agents in cooperation with the governments of France, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. We will have more on this story as facts are released.
“More news from the space world: Scientists in Canada today reported the very first contact from their new twelve-billion-pound telescope, a low-frequency wave radio signal from deep in outer space. The signal, known as a fast radio burst, lasted only milliseconds, but was caught by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment telescope, which is designed to search the depths of outer space for contact from alien civilizations. Scientists say a fast radio burst has only occurred a handful of times before. They believe this signal is exceptionally powerful, and will be monitoring the telescope for more.
“Stay tuned for more from Sky News on this busy news day.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CATHERINE COULTER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eighty-four novels, including the FBI Thriller series and the Brit in the FBI international thriller series, cowritten with J.T. Ellison. Coulter lives in Sausalito, California, with her Übermensch husband and their two noble cats, Peyton and Eli. You can reach her at [email protected] or visit Facebook.com/CatherineCoulterBooks.
KRISTA LEE
New York Times bestselling author J.T. ELLISON writes dark psychological thrillers starring Nashville Homicide Lt. Taylor Jackson and medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens. Cohost of the premier literary television show A Word on Words, Ellison lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens. Visit JTEllison.com for more insight into her wicked imagination, or follow her on Twitter @thrillerchick or Facebook.com/JTEllison14.
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THE FBI THRILLERS
Paradox (2018)
Enigma (2017)
Insidious (2016)
Nemesis (2015)
Power Play (2014)
Bombshell (2013)
Backfire (2012)
Split Second (2011)
Twice Dead (2011): Riptide and Hemlock Bay
Whiplash (2010)
KnockOut (2009)
TailSpin (2008)
Double Jeopardy (2008): The Target and The Edge
Double Take (2007)
The Beginning (2005): The Cove and The Maze
Point Blank (2005)
Blowout (2004)
Blindside (2003)
Eleventh Hour (2002)
Hemlock Bay (2001)
Riptide (2000)
The Edge (1999)
The Target (1998)
The Maze (1997)
The Cove (1996)
A BRIT IN THE FBI THRILLERS (WITH J.T. ELLISON)
The Sixth Day (2018)
The Devil’s Triangle (2017)
The End Game (2015)
The Lost Key (2014)
The Final Cut (2013)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Coulter, Catherine, author. | Ellison, J.T., author.
Title: The last second / Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison.
Description: First Gallery Books hardcover edition. | New York : Gallery Books, 2019. | Series: A brit in the FBI ; 6
Identifiers: LCCN 2018049650 | ISBN 9781501138225 (hardback) | ISBN 9781501196393 (trade paper) | ISBN 9781501138232 (mass market)
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Suspense. | FICTION / Espionage. | GSAFD: Suspense fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3553.O843 L37 2019 | DDC 813/.54—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018049650
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