<p><b>A<i> Sunday Times </i>and <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller!</b><br><br><b>‘A rip-roaring, brilliant page-turner, but it’s also timely, cheeky, important and wonderfully, courageously provocative. What great fun!’ – James Patterson</b><br><br><b>‘Smart and fast and twisty, <i>State of Terror </i>is a dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller. I loved it’</b> – <b>Kathy Reichs</b><br><br><b>Take a ringside seat in the high-stakes world of international politics . . .</b><br><br>After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in. Secretary of State, Ellen Adams, is determined to do her duty for her country. But she is about to face a horrifying international threat . . .<br><br> A young foreign service officer has received a baffling text from an anonymous source. Too late, she realizes it was a hastily coded warning. Then a series of bus bombs devastate Europe, heralding the rise of a new rogue terrorist organization who will stop at nothing in their efforts to develop their own nuclear arsenal.<br><br>As Ellen unravels the damaging effects of the former presidency on international politics, she must also contemplate the unthinkable: that the last president of the United States was more than just an ineffectual leader. Was he also a traitor to his country?<br><br><b><i>State of Terror </i>is a compelling and critically acclaimed international political thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th secretary of state, and Louise Penny, a multiple award-winning #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling novelist.</b><br><b>________________________</b><br><br><b>Praise for <i>State of Terror</i>:</b><br><br><b>‘Clinton and Penny are each a force on their own - put together they are unstoppable’ – </b><b>Karin Slaughter</b><br><br><b>'This is as close as you’ll get to being in the White House Situation Room with a secretary of state.' – <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>'Fast-paced and packed with insider knowledge.' – </b><b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br><b>'The perfect political thriller . . . a glimpse into the world of our most powerful politicians.' - Ann Cleeves</b></p>