The Weapon

By Jeffery Deaver and Clive Cussler

A secret spy ring is sent to unmask a terror network planning mass destruction in the New York Times–bestselling author’s compelling short thriller.

Retired Colonel James J. Peterson is head of a covert—and illegal—intelligence-gathering operation known as IAS. When he’s briefed on a national security threat that could unleash a weapon capable of “significant damage”, there seem to be more questions than answers.

What kind of weapon is it? Conventional? Nuclear? Or something altogether new? And who’s behind the threat? Al-Qaeda? The Koreans? The Iranians? It’s up to Colonel Peterson’s black site operation to find the answers and to neutralize the weapon before it’s unleashed on the United States. The problem? He only has four days to do it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 8, 2018
• ISBN: 9781488094675

Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver is the No.1 international bestselling author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages.

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Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.

Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009),

edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.

In this compelling Thriller Short from New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, the stakes in counterterrorism are raised high.

Retired Colonel James J. Peterson—head of a covert, illegal, intelligence-gathering operation known as IAS—is briefed on a national security threat that could unleash a weapon capable of significant damage.

But what kind of weapon is it? Conventional? A nuke? Or something altogether new? And who’s behind the threat? Al-Qaeda? The Koreans? The Iranians? It’s up to Colonel Peterson’s IAS black site operation to find out who’s behind the threat, and to neutralize the weapon before it’s unleashed on the United States.

The problem?

He only has four days to do it.

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The Weapon

Jeffery Deaver