āA first rate thriller packed with marvelous insider knowledge and richly drawn characters. I couldnāt put down this electrifying, authentic, and well-crafted novel.ā āDouglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author
āVerisimilitude means the appearance of being true or realā and Karna Small Bodmanās new novel has it in abundance. You will endure a good deal of nail-biting before you get to the end of this, not to mention the heart-stopping action surrounding the countdown. With this book and its predecessors, author Bodman has successfully created a new subgenre: The Washington high-tech thriller.ā āThe Washington Times
āKarna Small Bodman gives us an insiderās view of a frightening situation that seems all too real. Fast-paced and suspenseful, romantic and ultimately hopeful, Final Finesse is up-all-night reading at its best.ā āSusan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of Just Breathe
āFinal Finesse is a political thrill ride with unpredictable, hair-raising roller-coaster turns, made even more spellbinding by the authentic White House details provided by Karna Small Bodman. A White House insiderās look at terrorism that will keep you up all night!ā āJoan Johnston, New York Times bestselling author of A Strangerās Game
Samantha Reid, the White House Deputy Director for Homeland Security, deals with national security threats on a daily basis. When a natural-gas pipeline explodes in Americaās heartland, she senses pending disaster and tries to convince reluctant officials to take action.
After several more explosions, Samantha teams up with Tripp Adams, Vice President of GeoGlobal Oil & Gas, owner of the pipelines, to investigate.
As they race to solve the mystery of the explosions and determine the motives of the shadowy group behind the havoc, Samantha and Tripp spend days . . . and nights . . . together, growing ever closer. Then Tripp is sent on a business trip to South America---and disappears.
Now Samantha must deal with political intrigue at the highest levels, finesse international plots, and break all the White House rules as she races to find Tripp and stop the team of foreign agents before they carry out their final deadly scheme.