Predator one

a Joe Ledger novel

466 pages

English language

Published 2015

ISBN:
978-1-250-03345-1
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OCLC Number:
893389628

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"On opening day of the new baseball season, a small model-kit airplane flies down from the stands and buzzes the mound, where a decorated veteran pilot is about to throw out the first ball. The toy plane is an exact replica of the one flown by the war hero. Everyone laughs, thinking it a good prank or a publicity stunt. Until it explodes, killing dozens. Seconds later a swarm of killer drones descend upon the panicked crowd, each one carrying a powerful bomb. Halfway across the country a swarm of much larger drones slams into the Golden Gate Bridge, destroying one of the nation's landmarks. When the debris is collected the forensics team make a frightening discovery. Each of the drones was developed and built by the U.S. military. The attacks escalate as a computer virus infects the autopilot of a commercial airline, effectively turning it into a drone. The …

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Subjects

  • Computer viruses
  • Prevention
  • Terrorism
  • Drone aircraft
  • Special operations (Military science)
  • Fiction