The Cause - Dan Klasing

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Résumé :
FBI Special Agent Frank Deal's blood runs cold when he learns that the frightening power of anti-gravity technology has been stolen from Area 51. What he doesn't know is that the technology now rests in the hands of The Cause - or that they plan to use it to tear the nation apart. Deep inside the underground laboratories of Area 51, the quiet beep of a computer grabs Dr. Rick Donnelly's attention. After years of intensive research, the supercomputer has just confirmed that the genius physicist has finally uncovered the secret which will allow the country's new gravity wave powered aircraft to become fully operational. But Donnelly has no intention of giving his discovery to the United States government. Instead, he will present the cutting-edge technology to his real employers - The Cause. Donnelly's treason sets in motion a devastating plan that will plunge the entire country into chaos, or worse, a second civil war. The unimaginable power of gravity wave propulsion, unleashed in the form of an invulnerable aircraft, will allow The Cause to trigger its shocking gambit for ultimate power. Led by the world's foremost WMD hunter, Frank Deal, the FBI launches a nationwide manhunt for Donnelly and the crucial technology. Scrambling for leads, Deal finds himself in the small university town of Banebridge, Alabama, where he meets student Michael King. Michael and three friends have uncovered evidence that a secret society on campus -The Tyros - is much more than it appears. The amateur sleuths' information provides Deal with his only clue to locating Donnelly and the gravity wave plane. The startling connections between The Cause, The Tyros, and Donnelly pull Deal and the four university students squarely into the center of a conflict that could destroy the United States of America and change the balance of power in the world forever.

Sommaire:
A stolen superweapon. A rogue physicist. A conspiracy that could shatter the Union. Deep within the covert labs of Area 51, physicist Rick Donnelly achieves the impossible: unlocking the final breakthrough to make America's first anti-gravity aircraft fully operational-and virtually unstoppable. But Donnelly casts aside his oath to the United States. His loyalty lies with The Cause-a secretive alliance of powerful families determined to carve a new nation from the American South. Armed with gravity-wave technology and a century-old blueprint for secession, The Cause is prepared to impose its demands-even if it means igniting a second civil war. The FBI turns to Special Agent Frank Deal, the nation's foremost hunter of weapons of mass destruction. But his investigation takes an unexpected turn-to a quiet university in Alabama, where four students have uncovered a secret society with chilling ties to The Cause. With time running out and the nation on the brink, Deal and his unlikely allies must stop a conspiracy that threatens to rewrite American history-and destabilize the world. If you enjoy the high-stakes suspense of Vince Flynn, the political intrigue of Brad Thor, or the tactical realism of Tom Clancy, you'll love Dan Klasing's explosive thriller, The Cause....