Part of A Brit in the FBI, book 6
First published 2019
On Bastille Day, Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine watch as the French private space company Galactus launches what appears to be a routine communications satellite. The company belongs to eccentric treasure hunter Jean-Pierre Broussard, who has spent his life searching for mystical stones he believes hold the key to immortality. But the satellite carries a deadly secret: a nuclear electromagnetic pulse weapon. Dr. Neveah Patil, Broussard's second in command and the real power behind Galactus, plans to use the EMP to devastate global infrastructure once the satellite reaches optimal position. She believes this destruction will somehow grant her access to the Holy Grail and the celestial stones Broussard has long pursued. The special agents have only days to prevent catastrophe as the satellite moves into striking position. Drummond and Caine must race against time to stop Patil from wielding a weapon that could cripple civilization itself.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: Bastille Day, France, Galactus
Period: 21st-century
447 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books
Content warnings: violence