Cloaked Deception -- Timothy Zahn

<p><strong>From Timothy Zahn, Hugo Award winner and # <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, </em>comes this pulse-pounding political thriller.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A tactical nuclear weapon is stolen from an Indian research facility, setting off a chain of events that spans the globe.</p><p><br></p><p>Those behind the heist plan to use it to take out thousands of innocent people-all to assure death of a single man who they believe is too dangerous to be left alive.</p><p><br></p><p>What are the lives of thousands compared to the safety of the world?</p><p><br></p><p>At the same time, scientists have invented the world's first cloaking device, able to render its user almost completely invisible. It's the epitome of hidden-in-plain-sight-a game changer for any military. At least until three of the lead scientists are murdered and their work is stolen the night before their first demonstration.</p><p><br></p><p>Authorities have no idea the two crimes are connected.</p><p>There are ten days before the bomb is set to go off.</p><p>Can they unravel the trail of red herrings in time?</p><p>The clock is ticking...</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Timothy Zahn<br><b>Publisher:</b> Aethon Books, LLC<br><b>Published:</b> 05/14/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 546<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.13lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781949890914<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 01/01/00