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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 Terror is a political-mystery novel written by former United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Canadian mystery novelist Louise Penny. A spin-off of Penny's Inspector Gamache series, the titular character appearing in a minor role, the book was released October 12, 2021, jointly published by Simon & Schuster and St. 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 31 New York Times bestseller lists for combined print and e-book fiction as well as hardcover fiction.[5][6] It also appeared on Publishers 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. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Italie, Hillel (February 23, 2021). "Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Allassan, Fadel (February 23, 2021). "Hillary Clinton to publish political thriller with author Louise Penny". Axios. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Flood, Alison (February 23, 2021). "Hillary Clinton to publish thriller set in aftermath of US political turmoil". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction". The New York Times. October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Overall". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hardcover Frontlist Fiction". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
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