Cobweb - Neal Stephenson - Paperback Bog - Cornerstone - 2006 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk
Brand: Cornerstone
Description
The Gulf War is imminent and there''s something mighty strange going on in the Agriculture Department of East Iowa University. When an Arab student turns up drunk - and dead - in the lake, redneck Deputy County Sheriff Clyde Banks gets a feeling he''s on to something big. It''s a suspicion shared by low-ranking CIA agent Betsy Vandeventer. But before two great minds yell conspiracy theory, in steps top US policy-maker James Millikan.Here''s a man well used to dictating the Middle East''s future - from a comfortable seat at a top Paris restaurant. While shenanigans in the Midwest might not be exactly his style, there''s a technique that serves America well in all matters of national security. It''s called the ''Cobweb'', and it backfires every time...
