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State of Terror
Author
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster,St. Martin's Press
Publication date
October 12, 2021
Publication placeUnited States
Pages320[1]
ISBN9781982173678

State of Terroris apolitical-mystery novelwritten by formerUnited States Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clintonand Canadian mystery novelistLouise Penny.Aspin-offof Penny'sInspector Gamacheseries,the titular character appearing in a minor role, the book was released October 12, 2021, jointly published bySimon & SchusterandSt. Martin's Press.[2]

Premise

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A novice U.S. Secretary of State joins the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray, and the Secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy, a scheme carefully designed to take advantage of an American government dangerously out of touch and out of power in the places where it counts the most.[3]

Background and release

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The book project was announced on February 23, 2021, with the two authors' usual publishers distributing the work on October 21, 2021.[4]The book debuted at number 1 on the October 31New York Timesbestseller lists for combined print and e-book fiction as well as hardcover fiction.[5][6]It also appeared onPublishers Weekly's October 25 bestseller lists for Top 100 Overall and Hardcover Frontlist Fiction.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^Goldsmith, Jill (February 23, 2021)."Hillary Clinton, Louise Penny Political Mystery 'State Of Terror' Set For October Release By Simon & Schuster".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on February 24, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 24,2021.
  2. ^Italie, Hillel (February 23, 2021)."Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel".Associated Press.Archivedfrom the original on February 24, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 23,2021.
  3. ^Allassan, Fadel (February 23, 2021)."Hillary Clinton to publish political thriller with author Louise Penny".Axios.Archivedfrom the original on February 24, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 23,2021.
  4. ^Flood, Alison (February 23, 2021)."Hillary Clinton to publish thriller set in aftermath of US political turmoil".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on February 23, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 23,2021.
  5. ^"Combined Print & E-Book Fiction".The New York Times.October 31, 2021.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
  6. ^"Hardcover Fiction".The New York Times.October 31, 2021.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
  7. ^"Top 100 Overall".Publishers Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2021.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
  8. ^"Hardcover Frontlist Fiction".Publishers Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2021.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
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