The sixth volume in the fast-selling series of high-tech, high-action thrillers created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik.
Tom Clancy’s Op-Centre, the series of international thrillers centred on the National Crisis Management Centre in Washington, is now firmly established as a bestselling phenomenon – a must for technothriller fans around the world.
The previous volume in the series, Balance of Power, was yet another Sunday Times top-ten bestseller. Now that remarkable record is set to continue, with a spectacular new story – State of Siege.
After years of handling some of the world’s most dangerous international crises, Paul Hood is about to step down from his position as Director of the Op-Centre – only for the latest crisis to erupt much too close to home.
A disgruntled group of ex-members of the UN peackeeping force have banded together and pulled off a series of daring robberies. Now they have devised a plan to make $100,000,000. Armed with nerve gas, they enter the UN building in New York and take ten ambassadors hostage, threatening to kill one every half-hour.
The international crisis that ensues is beyond anything that Paul Hood has ever faced before...
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VOLUME THREE IN THE TOM CLANCY’S OP-CENTRE SERIES.
Driven by greed, a group of UN peacekeeping soldiers becomes involved in activities on the wrong side of the law. When their tour of duty ends, the mayhem begins. The rogue soldiers – outfitted with stolen UN arms and ammunition – devise a shocking scheme to get the world's attention...
Meanwhile, Op-Centre head Paul Hood has cleared out his desk. But his retirement is short-lived. Demanding a quarter of a billion dollars in ransom, the assassins have taken over the UN – where ambassadors from ten nations have gathered for a gala function at which Hood's daughter will perform.
This time, it's personal. And the Op-Centre forces will strike with deadly vengeance.
A powerful profile of America's defence, intelligence and crisis management technology, 'Tom Clancy's Op-Centre' is the creation of tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik – inspiring this and other gripping novels.
Tom Clancy’s novels include The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear and Present
Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Without Remorse, Debt of Honour and Executive Orders, Red Rabbit and Teeth of the Tiger.
Steve Pieczenik served as principal hostage negotiator and international crisis manager while Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance and James Baker. He is also the author of the psycho-political thrillers The Mind Palace, Blood Heat, Maximum Vigilance and Pax Pacifica.
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