The Ascendant: A Garrett Reilly Thriller
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Numbers don't lie...Not according to Garrett Reilly who, just two weeks past his twenty-sixth birthday, thinks he's probably the best bond analyst at his brokerage, maybe the best in all of lower Manhattan. Garrett's memory for numbers is photographic. But he doesn't just memorize numbers: he sorts them, ranks them, senses patterns.
As he watches buy and sell numbers float across his computer monitor, Garrett notices what nobody else can: that US Treasury bonds are being sold off at an alarming rate. Two hundred billion dollars worth. It's a discovery that Garrett knows will make him stinking rich.
But then the US military arrives at his office and Garrett's life is thrown into free fall. Captain Alexis Truffant explains that Garrett has stumbled on something bigger and scarier than he could have ever imagined: the first attack in a covert war of unthinkable proportions. Garrett begins to link a series of seemingly unrelated—and very dangerous—events that start in New York, but continue to Las Vegas, Oregon, and all lead back to rural China. Suddenly, Garrett is the only one left standing between an unknown enemy and the very security of our country. The only problem? Numbers don't lie...but sometimes governments do.
"The Hunt for Red October meets Hackers...Ascendant is a must-read for international thriller fans" (Booklist, starred review). "This is a wild ride through the headlines of our times" (Kirkus Reviews).
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Drew Chapman. (2014). The Ascendant: A Garrett Reilly Thriller. Simon & Schuster.
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Numbers don't lie...Not according to Garrett Reilly who, just two weeks past his twenty-sixth birthday, thinks he's probably the best bond analyst at his brokerage, maybe the best in all of lower Manhattan. Garrett's memory for numbers is photographic. But he doesn't just memorize numbers: he sorts them, ranks them, senses patterns.
As he watches buy and sell numbers float across his computer monitor, Garrett notices what nobody else can: that US Treasury bonds are being sold off at an alarming rate. Two hundred billion dollars worth. It's a discovery that Garrett knows will make him stinking rich.
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Numbers don't lie...Not according to Garrett Reilly who, just two weeks past his twenty-sixth birthday, thinks he's probably the best bond analyst at his brokerage, maybe the best in all of lower Manhattan. Garrett's memory for numbers is photographic. But he doesn't just memorize numbers: he sorts them, ranks them, senses patterns.
As he watches buy and sell numbers float across his computer monitor, Garrett notices what nobody else can: that US Treasury bonds are being sold off at an alarming rate. Two hundred billion dollars worth. It's a discovery that Garrett knows will make him stinking rich.
But then the US military arrives at his office and Garrett's life is thrown into free fall. Captain Alexis Truffant explains that Garrett has stumbled on something bigger and scarier than he could have ever imagined: the first attack in a covert war of unthinkable proportions. Garrett begins to link a series of seemingly unrelated—and very dangerous—events that start in New York, but continue to Las Vegas, Oregon, and all lead back to rural China. Suddenly, Garrett is the only one left standing between an unknown enemy and the very security of our country. The only problem? Numbers don't lie...but sometimes governments do.
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Warfare goes digital in movie and TV writer Chapman’s fast-moving debut, a high-stakes thriller that pits the online might of China against that of the United States. With China on the move—using a variety of Internet techniques to cripple the American economy—the Pentagon figures it needs someone who’s not shackled by the strategic thinking of previous generations to lead a counterattack. Enter Garrett Reilly, a tech-savvy Wall Street bond trader with a particular knack for spotting mathematical patterns, who reluctantly agrees to head the military’s top-secret Ascendent program, “to prosecute a stealth war against the Chinese.” Despite the grumbles of old-line generals, Reilly harnesses a group of energy-drink-swilling cyber nerds, not only to outmaneuver Beijing but to try to topple the Communist Party leadership. Chapman has created an unlikely, offbeat hero who, despite some clunky characterization, is easy to root for. Agent: Markus Hoffmann, Regal Literary.
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Starred review from November 1, 2013
Bond analyst Garrett Reilly's photographic memory and reflexive ability to identify patterns are the secrets behind his ability to score impressive profits, and when he spots a massive off-loading of U.S. Treasury bonds by Chinese interests, he's expecting impending riches and congratulations from his mentor, Avery Bernstein. But Bernstein fears impending economic devastation and immediately contacts the Treasury Department. The next morning Garrett narrowly survives an explosion in front of his office. He's rescued by a covert Defense Intelligence Agency whose leaders share Garrett's theory that China is launching a new, invisible war against the U.S., and the group needs him to identify hidden patterns of attack and strategize a counteroffensive. Teamed with a political scientist, a linguist, and a military expert, Garrett quickly pinpoints fresh attacks on weapons production, electrical grids, and technology infrastructure. But competing interests in the highest levels of government won't tolerate this threat to traditional warfare, and they want the DIA's secret weapon, Garrett, killed. Chapman's novel is The Hunt for Red October meets Hackers, complete with a host of unforgettable characters. Chapman skillfully renders complex technology and political ideology accessible, smoothly folding it into the narrative. Refreshingly, Chinese and American cultures are evenhandedly explored through parallel story arcs where protagonists on both sides are pitted against government factions. This debut is a must-read for international-thriller fans and makes a great pairing with A. X. Ahmad's The Caretaker (2013).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)
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