Zero-degree game

Author: Brad Meltzer
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: A secret casino in Congress, a top-secret laboratory eight thousand feet underground, and the bizarre imagination of using neutrinos to restore nuclear reactions—all come to life in this book! It spent twenty-two consecutive weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post Annual Best Thriller Novel The roar of the engine shattered the night sky, the wheels grinding violently against the ground, emitting of screeches. With a sharp scream, the pitch-black silence scattered into every corner, leaving a stain of fresh blood on the ground. Suddenly, a beam of radio waves entered the air, accompanied by heart-wrenching cries, his heart rate skyrocketing to 3,600 beats per minute. Thirty seconds later, another corpse appeared on the ground. Matthew and Basterman were successively murdered. The police deemed it just two accidents, but Harris—the closest friend of both Matthew and Basterman—firmly believed it was a mysterious murder. Trapped in a dilemma, Harris launched an investigation alone. Just as all the evidence pointed to the same suspect, Harris suddenly discovered it was a shocking conspiracy related to national secrets: using a neutrino beam to collide with the byproduct of nuclear reactions, Plutonium, to create high-energy nuclear fuel. The thrilling chase turned into a battle of wits, and Harris would gradually uncover an extraordinary secret hidden eight thousand feet underground. The roar of the engine shattered the night sky, the wheels grinding violently against the ground, emitting of screeches. With a sharp scream, the pitch-black silence scattered into every corner, leaving a stain of fresh blood on the ground. Suddenly, a beam of radio waves entered the air, accompanied by heart-wrenching cries, his heart rate skyrocketing to 3,600 beats per minute. Thirty seconds later, another corpse appeared on the ground. Matthew and Basterman were successively murdered. The police deemed it just two accidents, but Harris—the closest friend of both Matthew and Basterman—firmly believed it was a mysterious murder. Trapped in a dilemma, Harris launched an investigation alone. Just as all the evidence pointed to the same suspect, Harris suddenly discovered it was a shocking conspiracy related to national secrets: using a neutrino beam to collide with the byproduct of nuclear reactions, Plutonium, to create high-energy nuclear fuel. The thrilling chase turned into a battle of wits, and Harris would gradually uncover an extraordinary secret hidden eight thousand feet underground. Brad Meltzer is an American New York Times Best Seller author and a renowned television host. He graduated from the University of Michigan and the Columbia University School of Law and served as a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. He currently resides in Maryland. Since 1996, Brad has published five thriller novels, including The Tenth Justice, The Perfect Couple, and The Million Dollar Job, each of which debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list and was serialized in major media such as US Weekly, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today. Game of Shadows is Brad Meltzer's latest work. Time magazine commented on the book: "In terms of both theme and plot, Game of Shadows has pioneered a new model for thriller writing."