A newly appointed Secretary of State with the task ahead of her of rebuilding American leadership after years of diminished influence abroad is immediately put to the test by a wave of terrorist attacks that threaten to destabilize the world order.
If the subject seems familiar, there is a reason: 'State of Terror', the new political thriller by Canadian crime writer Louise Penny has an exceptional co-writer, Hillary Clinton.
In an unusual example of collaboration, the four-handed novel will be published on October 12 by Simon and Schuster and St. Martin's Press, which are the respective publishing houses of Clinton and Penny.
The two women have been friends for some time and have never hidden their mutual admiration.
In her memoir, "What Happened," Hillary says she immersed herself in Louise's mysteries to find solace after losing to Donald Trump in 2016.
"When it was suggested that we write a political thriller together, I didn't hesitate to say yes", said in turn the Canadian writer who has 16 novels to her credit, all set in Three Pines, an idyllic village on the border. between Quebec and Vermont where the charm of the countryside is broken by an assassination.
Hillary will draw on decades of personal experience in politics to give touches of realism to the narrative: among the echoes of her recent past transferred to the plot is the character of the protagonist who "joined the administration of her rival", just like when Clinton became Secretary of State to Barack Obama who beat her in the primary.
Like her husband Bill, Hillary is also an avid reader of detective stories and like him she is represented by Robert B. Barnett, the Washington lawyer who also includes the Obamas and Bushes in his book of VIP writers.
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