Manhattan Lockdown: A Novel [Paperback]

USA Todaybest-selling author

Terrorists bombs explode in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Manhattan in lockdown.

A birthday party on a beautiful summer Sunday afternoon on the roof garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the guest of honor, Roland Fortune, mayor of New York City. Suddenly multiple explosions rock the entire building. This is not an accident, not a gas leak, but a heinous act of terrorism. Among the injured is the mayor himself, and although he survives, the woman he loves does not. And the terrorism does not stop there. As the citys other iconic sites are targeted, the mayor throws Manhattan into lockdown.

In the chaos that ensues, law enforcement groups converge on New York City. The FBI, Homeland Security, the armed forces, even the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the President, come to the aid of the New York City Police Department.

Amidst this massive joint effort, only New York City Police Commissioner Gina Carbone is closing in on the terrorists. Her tactics are well outside legal bounds, her cell operating in total secrecy, Carbone takes vigilantism to a new level. Will her illicit actions succeedor plunge the city into further catastrophe?

After a major explosion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during his birthday party, Mayor Roland Fortune throws Manhattan into lockdown. As this act of terrorism is followed by more attacks on the citys iconsHomeland Security, the FBI, the Armed Forces, even the President himselfall converge to hunt the terrorists. But the only branch of law enforcement with any success is a secret vigilante group led by New York City Police Commissioner, Gina Carbone, and her tactics go far beyond legal limits and invite a catastrophic outcome.

Batista knows his way around Manhattan and it shows in this battle of wills, where the tension and turmoil add up to high-stakes suspense, the pages hot enough to singe your fingers. Steve Berry,lc.