Divided States
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WINNER OF PENCRAFT AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE
SILVER FALCHION AWARD FINALIST
BEST THRILLER BOOK AWARD FINALIST
After a mass shooting, Lori Young is kidnapped and told she’s the key to stopping a terrorist plot aimed at reunifying the former United States and restoring its status as a global superpower.
They want Lori to leverage her ex-husband and his team of former Tier One military operators into hijacking a nuclear weapon, which will be used to destroy the flow of the continent’s most valuable resource and ruin global markets.
But the group of former CIA officers have kidnapped an ex-detective who's deadlier than anyone they've come across—if she can stop numbing the pain from her traumatic past.
Praise for this book
"An intimate and human story ... filled with plenty of energy and intrigue."
"From the opening scene to the final page, this story was a fast-paced, action packed ride that did not let up."
"Divided States is a high-concept thriller that will hook you from page one. Rick Treon has written speculative fiction that imagines a world I feared when I was an intelligence officer, would never want to live in, but could not stop reading about. Treon masterfully mixes character and plot development in a globe-trotting opening, which also carefully reveals Treon's intricately imagined American history. Just when I felt up to speed with the vivid cast of characters and the new American map, Treon brought me on a roller coaster ride to the finish. Edge-of-your-seat reading from beginning to end!"
"A frightening tour de force! Author Rick Treon has created a disturbing and highly believable future in his novel Divided States. It's filled with a fast-moving plot and top-notch characters you won't easily forget. This is a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat thriller."
"A fun and action-packed work of speculative fiction... With solid pacing, good writing, and interesting characters, I hope Divided States is the start of a series featuring Lori Young and crew."
"A must-read political thriller with a bad-ass heroine at the helm. Treon's alt-America is disturbingly recognizable. With every carefully crafted description, his vision becomes increasingly believable. But make no mistake: This is not a dystopian tale. Rather, Treon has crafted a highly original political thriller with a bad-ass heroine and enough thought-provoking scenarios to make readers want to pack up their families and hide out in a remote cabin. Just remember to bring this book along with you!"
"An edge-of-your-seat thrill ride! This near-future thriller is placed in a world that's realistic. With a female character who kicks butt, the author gives a punch-by-punch fight to save the country from a nuclear war in an attempt to put it back together again."