The Last Second - (Brit in the FBI) by Catherine Coulter & J T Ellison (Paperback)

Dimensions (Overall): 7.4 Inches (H) x 4.1 Inch (W) x 1.1 Inch (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Number of Pages: 512
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Series Title: Brit in the FBI
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Author: Catherine Coulter & J T Ellison
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: Suspense
Language: English

About the Book

"From New York Times bestselling authors Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison comes a riveting thriller pitting special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine against the head of a private space agency who has the power to end the world as we know it. It's Bastille Day in France, and the private French space agency Galactus--France's answer to Space X, owned by the eccentric treasure hunter Jean-Pierre Broussard--has just sent a satellite payload into orbit. Billed as a "communications" satellite, it harbors a frightening reality: a nuclear electromagnetic pulse has been hidden aboard. In days, when the satellite is in position, Galactus's head and Broussard's second in command, Dr. Neveah Patil, will have the power to lay waste to the world with her EMP, and create her own immortality with the Holy Grail--the stones of the heavens and the very treasure Broussard has spent his life searching for. The countdown has begun, and Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine will go down to the wire to stop this heinous attack. With their signature "nonstop action with enough realism to keep you thinking and scare the daylights out of you at the same time" (Suspense Magazine), Coulter and Ellison have created a thriller to take you on a breakneck and breathtaking journey"--

Book Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series continues with this thrilling "popcorn movie in print form" (Associated Press) pitting special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine against a private French space agency that has the power to end the world as we know it.

Galactus, France's answer to SpaceX, has just launched a communications satellite into orbit, but the payload actually harbors a frightening weapon: a nuclear bomb that can trigger a massive electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

When the satellite is in position, Galactus's second-in-command, Dr. Nevaeh Patel, will have the power to lay waste to the world. A former astronaut, Patel believes she is following the directions of the Numen, aliens who saved her life when she space-walked outside the International Space Station. She is convinced that with the Holy Grail--just discovered by the owner of Galactus, eccentric treasure hunter Jean-Pierre Broussard--she can be reunited with the Numen, change the world's destiny, and become immortal with them.

The countdown has begun when Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine are thrown into the pending disaster. They must stop the EMP that would wreak havoc on communication and electronic systems on Earth, resulting in chaos and anarchy.

With their high-octane and suspenseful prose, "Coulter and Ellison are a thriller writer's dream team, and The Last Second is some of their best work yet" (The Real Book Spy).

Review Quotes

"[S]eamlessly plotted..."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Aliens communicating from outer space, and a search for the Holy Grail, seem the stuff of science fiction,
but in the capable hands of Coulter and Ellison, they become an Indiana Jones-style, high-concept
adventure thriller about a race to save the world."-- "Booklist, starred review"

"Coulter and Ellison are a thriller writer's dream team, and The Last Second is some of their best work yet."-- "The Real Book Spy"

"Coulter and Ellison's series has locked itself into a wonderful groove.... The Last Second is a perfect example of a popcorn movie in print form, and their latest in this series arguably is the best one to date."-- "AP News"

About The Author

Catherine Coulter is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eighty-five novels, including the FBI Thriller series and The Brit in the FBI international thriller series, co-written with J.T. Ellison. Coulter lives in Sausalito, California, with her Übermensch husband and their two noble cats, Peyton and Eli. You can reach her at ReadMoi@gmail.com or visit Facebook.com/CatherineCoulterBooks.

New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison writes dark psychological thrillers and pens the Brit in the FBI series with #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter. With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim, prestigious awards, and has been published in 27 countries. She is also the EMMY-award winning cohost of the premier literary television show A Word on Words. Ellison lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens. Visit JTEllison.com for more information, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @ThrillerChick or Facebook.com/JTEllison14.