State of Terror

In this gripping political thriller, Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny take readers on a heart-pounding ride through the corridors of power.

A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller!

‘A rip-roaring, brilliant page-turner, but it's also timely, cheeky, important and wonderfully, courageously provocative. What great fun!’ – James Patterson

‘Smart and fast and twisty, State of Terror is a dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller. I loved it’ – Kathy Reichs

After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in. Secretary of State Ellen Adams is determined to serve her country. But she is about to face a terrifying international threat. . .

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 to develop their own nuclear arsenal.

As Ellen unravels the damaging effects of the former presidency on international politics, she must also contemplate the unthinkable: was the last president of the United States more than just an ineffectual leader? Was he also a traitor to his country?

‘Clinton and Penny are each a force on their own - put together they are unstoppable’ – Karin Slaughter

‘This is as close as you'll get to being in the White House Situation Room with a secretary of state’ – The Times

‘Fast-paced and packed with insider knowledge’ – Daily Mail

‘The perfect political thriller. . . a glimpse into the world of our most powerful politicians’ – Ann Cleeves