MAXIMUM IMPACT

In 1993, a legendary hacker brainstorms the ultimate terrorist attack in amembers-only online chat room. On September 11, 2001, he sees his darkvision materializing into a murderous reality. Jeannie Reese, leaddesigner in the US government's Total Information Awareness program,begins a high-tech pursuit of this mythical figure of the Internetunderground. But the hunt soon leads Jeannie down an alarming trail ofrevelations: the terrorists are gathering again and a massive follow-upattack is coming, designed by the most formidable mind she's everencountered. An exciting thriller debut with relentless pace and nonstopaction, Maximum Impact will appeal to anyone who enjoys the novels of TomClancy.