The Grid - Nick Cook

''A highly original, electrifying read'' The Times''A stylish, riveting thriller'' Daily Mail''An assured page-turner ... it combines action and foreign locations with big ideas a la Dan Brown'' Sunday TimesThe US President Thompson has been dreaming of his own death. A repeating nightmare that hounds him night after night that he can''t ignore: something tells him it''s not just a dream, it feels too real.Thompson''s doctor, military psychiatrist Josh Cain, is summoned to a church tower near the White House. He thinks he is there to talk down another suicidal ex-Marine. But the man he finds tells him of a plot to kill Thompson, revealing secrets he can''t possibly have known - just seconds before a sniper''s bullet takes him out . . .Battles have been fought man to man, then machine to machine, and even in cyberspace. But now there is a different battlefield emerging: human consciousness and the fight for our minds.What readers are saying:***** ''A classy, intelligent and reflective investigative thriller.'' ***** ''A layered plot, engaging characters and a spine chilling ring of truth to the plot, which lured me in and kept me trapped until the final page.''***** ''A real page turner with plenty of surprises and twists. Great read.''***** ''THE BEST BOOK THAT I''VE READ ALL YEAR!''