Quantum: A Thriller
- ISBN-10
- 1503905098
- ISBN-13
- 9781503905092
- Series
- Quantum
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-04-14
- Publisher
- Thomas & Mercer
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
Description
On the eve of a top-secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences
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