Ballistic

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A Nuclear Missile... A Band of Terrorists... And Only Two People Who Can Prevent Armageddon. When a doomsday cult captures an U.S. Air Force missile base, it's up to a lowly sergeant and a female psychiatrist to prevent a nuclear holocaust. That’s the setup of “BALLISTIC,” the chilling new thriller from the Edgar-nominated author of the Jake Lassiter series. Morale and discipline suffer as missile squadrons are dismantled under a nuclear arms treaty. An Air Force base in Wyoming is ripe for terrorist attack, and it comes from an unexpected source: home-grown religious commandos. Brother David, son of a nuclear physicist, leads a well-armed cult bent on bringing out Armageddon, as prophesied by the Book of Revelations. Only two people can stop the greatest disaster in the history of mankind: Sergeant Jack Jericho, who is haunted by an act of cowardice in his past, and Dr. Susan Burns, a psychiatrist trapped in the launch control capsule during routine tests of the missile crews. To prevent a nuclear holocaust, these two must work together to defeat the terrorists and to exorcize their own demons. “BALLISTIC is ‘Die Hard’ in a missile silo. Terrific!” – Stephen J. Cannell PRAISE FOR THE FICTION OF PAUL LEVINE “A breathless thriller.” – Atlanta Constitution “Mystery writing at its very, very best.” – Larry King, USA TODAY "Irreverent...genuinely clever...great fun." – The New York Times Book Review “Levine is a brilliant stylist as well as storyteller.” – Providence (R.I.) Journal “Genuinely chilling.” – Washington Post Book World “Wildly entertaining.” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Cracking good action-mystery.” – Detroit Free Press THE JAKE LASSITER SERIES To Speak for the Dead Night Vision False Dawn Mortal Sin Riptide Fool Me Twice Flesh & Bones Lassiter (Fall 2011) ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author of 14 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote for the CBS military drama “JAG” and co-created the Supreme Court drama “First Monday” starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. The critically acclaimed national bestseller “To Speak for the Dead” was his first novel. He is also the author of the “Solomon vs. Lord” series, the Supreme Court novel “Impact” and the border thriller, “Illegal.” His next novel will be “Lassiter,” due in hardcover in Fall 2011. More at http://www.paul-levine.com