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A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read.... When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with... read more
Summary
Intelligence Analyst Rachel Sexton is in her mid-thirties, is single, and works for the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office). Her father, Senator Sedgewick Sexton, is a presidential candidate who is more popular than incumbent President of the United States Zachary Herney. The President sends... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Memorable Quotes
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“What he lacks in tact, he more than makes up for in random bits of totally useless knowledge about our universe.”
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“Keeping information from the director of the NRO was like keeping Vatican secrets from the Pope. The standing joke in the intelligence community was that if William Pickering didn't know about it, it hadn't happened.”
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“When in doubt just spit it out! The old Yankee proverb embodies...”
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“Marjorie Tench had been blessed with all the brains of a supercomputer - and the warmth of one too.”
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First Sentence
Toulos Restaurant, adjacent to Capitol Hill, boasts a politically incorrect menu of baby veal and horse carpaccio, making it an ironic hotspot for the quintessential Washingtonian power breakfast.
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