A New York Times and Sunday Times best-seller! 'Not only is it a rip-roaring, brilliant page-turner, but it's also timely, cheeky, important, and wonderfully, courageously provocative.' What a lot of fun!' Patterson, James 'State of Terror is a dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller that is smart, fast, and twisty.' It was fantastic.' Kathy Reichs' State of Terror is a gripping and critically acclaimed international political thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, and Louise Penny, the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist. Get a front-row seat to the high-stakes world of international politics... Following a turbulent period in American politics, a new administration has been sworn in. Ellen Adams, Secretary of State, is determined to do her duty to her country. But she is about to do so.