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State of Matter
(2024)(The first book in the E&M Techno-Thriller series)
A novel by Richard Degrandpre
CIA operative Bill Estes is no stranger to chaos.
A polyglot and fixer with a talent for threading impossible needles, he knows the smallest margins can make the greatest difference.
So when a nuclear device strikes an American naval vessel abroad, Estes is sent to hunt down the source of the uranium used in the bomb. Working alongside his FBI colleague, Michelle Marsh, the search leads them deep into the former Soviet republics, where they uncover a Russian national with a disturbing obsession with nuclear gadgetry.
As Washington scrambles to respond to the attack, another chilling discovery is made: a second device is out there—this time, on American soil.
With the Russian in prison at the time of the bombing, Estes knows the plot must run deeper. He initially suspects Iran’s involvement, but his instincts suggest there’s someone else in the room.
Meanwhile, as Marsh delves further into the bomb maker, she reaches the unpopular conclusion that the Russian, now free and in the wind, may be their only hope of averting another nuclear catastrophe.
Then comes the final ultimatum—one that threatens the American president and gives new meaning to the phrase ‘nuclear power.’
Calling it a ‘superior thriller,’ Kirkus Reviews writes, ‘DeGrandpre brings a sense of authenticity to this propulsive global thriller, which spans decades and features far-flung locations.’
Genre: Thriller
A polyglot and fixer with a talent for threading impossible needles, he knows the smallest margins can make the greatest difference.
So when a nuclear device strikes an American naval vessel abroad, Estes is sent to hunt down the source of the uranium used in the bomb. Working alongside his FBI colleague, Michelle Marsh, the search leads them deep into the former Soviet republics, where they uncover a Russian national with a disturbing obsession with nuclear gadgetry.
As Washington scrambles to respond to the attack, another chilling discovery is made: a second device is out there—this time, on American soil.
With the Russian in prison at the time of the bombing, Estes knows the plot must run deeper. He initially suspects Iran’s involvement, but his instincts suggest there’s someone else in the room.
Meanwhile, as Marsh delves further into the bomb maker, she reaches the unpopular conclusion that the Russian, now free and in the wind, may be their only hope of averting another nuclear catastrophe.
Then comes the final ultimatum—one that threatens the American president and gives new meaning to the phrase ‘nuclear power.’
Calling it a ‘superior thriller,’ Kirkus Reviews writes, ‘DeGrandpre brings a sense of authenticity to this propulsive global thriller, which spans decades and features far-flung locations.’
Genre: Thriller
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