"Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed." So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Ken Follett's nerve-racking drams of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war...

"... A celebration of 70 women from the last 100 years: politicians from around the globe who fought for election in a man's world... and won."--Provided by publisher.

After years of great sacrifice and deep personal tragedy, Florentyna Kane's has finally become the first woman president in America. But on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life. The FBI investigates thousands of false threats every year. This time, a reliable source has tipped them off about an assassination attempt. One hour later, the informant and all but one of the investigating agents...

Un oasis que se encoge en el desierto del Sahara; un dron robado del ejército de los Estados Unidos; una isla japonesa deshabitada; y el alijo secreto de venenos químicos mortales de un país. Pauline Green, la primera mujer presidenta de los Estados Unidos, navega por los ataques terroristas, el comercio ilegal de armas y las campañas de difamación de su fanfarrón oponente político con una diplomacia cuidadosa y hábil. Hará todo lo que esté...