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Start with a twist. On September 28, 2009, terrorists decapitate the government, atom bomb the capital, and wipe out Washington. Working around the clock, America's weapons labs identify the attackers in just 36 hours. And instantly bury their findings.A survivor, an investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jackson Guild, flies West to the high mesas of New Mexico to dig into the coverup. His companions? The scars of war.Guild's aggressive pursuit of answers morphs into an affair with the high priestess of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Alessandra Almont, a moon-shot of a scientist determined to destroy herself. Her efforts to find the truth about the attack on the capital takes an unfortunate turn, leading to the development of a fourth generation atomic weapon ...which makes nuclear war possible. The discovery shatters her. And Guild finds that bit by bit they're both caught up in an operation called Modular Dog, the assassination of Russia's President, believed to have ordered Washington's destruction.  Guild recognizes his agenda and sees his fate: Why would the secret weapons labs bury the truth? Why would assassinating Vladimir Putin make a difference? And why can't he right a hideous wrong and avoid certain tragedy?"