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Kim Valenti, a skilled NSA code‑breaker, deciphers a message exposing a terrorist plot to hijack a national television network. She learns that the broadcast takeover is merely a distraction for a more deadly threat: a bomb planted at a major airport. With minutes to act, Kim enlists the help of an FBI bomb squad member to locate and defuse the device. Together with an determined FBI agent, she must outmaneuver the terrorists and survive the escalating danger that may signal a wider conspiracy.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Ruth Wind
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