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Authors: Richard A. Clarke

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ALSO BY
RICHARD A. CLARKE

NONFICTION

Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

The Forgotten Homeland: A Century Foundation Task Force Report
(with Rand Beers)

Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It
(with Robert Knake)

The NSA Report: Liberty and Security in a Changing World
(with Michael J. Morell et al.)

FICTION

The Scorpion's Gate

Breakpoint

Sting of the Drone

 

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Author's Note

About the Author

Also by Richard A. Clarke

Copyright

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

       Clarke, Richard A. (Richard Alan), 1951–

           Pinnacle event: a novel / Richard A. Clarke.—First edition.

                p. cm.

           ISBN 978-1-250-04798-4 (hardcover)

           ISBN 978-1-4668-4828-3 (e-book)

         1.  Political fiction.   I.  Title.

           PS3603.L377P56 2015

           813'.6—dc23

2015006028

ISBN 978-1-250-04798-4 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-4828-3 (e-book)

e-ISBN 9781466848283

First Edition: May 2015

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