'I need a war.. .' Nicolas Creel a super-rich arms dealer decides that the best way to boost his business is to start a new cold war -- & he won't let anything or anyone get in his way. As international tensions rise & the superpowers line up against each other the lives of three very different people will never be the same again. As intelligence agent Shaw academic Anna Fischer & ambitious journalist Katie James are all drawn into Creel's games can anything stop the world from spiralling out of control? This terrifying global thriller delivers all the twists & turns emotional drama unforgettable characters & can't-put-it-down pacing that Baldacci fans expect -- & still goes beyond anything he's written before.