Apocalypse sur commande (French Edition)

Des terroristes d’un nouveau genre provoquent des catastrophes naturelles. Allons-nous être menacés par des tremblements de terre, des éruptions volcaniques ou des raz de marée ? Sur l’écran du célèbre sismologue Michael Quercus, tout indique que le dernier tremblement de terre californien a été provoqué artificiellement. Les Soldats du Paradis, terroristes jusqu’alors inconnus, auraient-ils raison lorsqu’ils affirment être les auteurs du cataclysme ? Un deuxième séisme ébranle une petite ville, tuant les habitants, abattant les maisons, détruisant les ponts et semant une panique meurtrière. Mais que veulent les Soldats du Paradis ? Comment s’y prennent-ils et jusqu’où iront-ils ? Et qui peut les arrêter avant l’apocalypse ? When controversial radio talk host John Truth broadcasts a terrorist threat of a man-made earthquake, few people take it seriously. Crackerjack young FBI agent Judy Maddox is assigned to track down the elusive, sinister group called the Hammer of Eden. Judy's boss, who has a grudge against her, thinks he has given her a waste-of-time assignment. But Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who gives her the shocking news that it might just be possible for an earthquake to be deliberately triggered. And when a tremor in a remote California desert shows evidence of being machine-generated, Judy knows the threat is terrifyingly real. Suddenly in charge of a life-or-death investigation, Judy must pinpoint the terrorists' next target, with the help of the erratic but attractive Michael. Their compelling romantic drama is played out as they race to beat the terrorist deadline and prevent an unthinkable disaster. Unknown to them, Michael's estranged wife, gorgeous but angry, has fallen under the spell of a clever, sexy cult leader called Priest - and they have stolen from Michael's computer the key data that enables the Hammer of Eden to carry out their cataclysmic threat. Worse still, Michael's son is with his wife - and under the control of Priest. Judy's boss has a grudge against her, so he gives her a dumb assignment: to investigate an anonymous threat from a group that claims that it can trigger earthquakes. Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who tells her it is possible for an earthquake to be caused deliberately. And when a tremor in a remote desert area shows signs of being machine-generated, Judy knows he was right. But who is responsible for the earthquake? Judy must find out before another tremor strikes. Helped by the erratic but attractive Michael, she races to pinpoint the terrorists' next target before they trigger the ultimate disaster. The FBI doesn't believe it. The Governor wants the problem to disappear. But agent Judy Maddox knows the threat is real: An extreme group of eco-terrorists has the means and the know-how to set off a massive earthquake of epic proportions. For California, time is running out. Now Maddox is scrambling to hunt down a petty criminal turned cult leader turned homicidal mastermind. Because she knows that the dying has already begun. And things will only get worse when the earth violently shifts, bolts, and shakes down to its very core A group of eco-terrorists threaten to start an earthquake and destroy San Francisco unless the government abandons plans to create a dam. They are ignored until the earth trembles and FBI agent Judy Maddox discovers that the technology for a man-made earthquake is available. At which point a race against time gets underway En Californie, la survie d'une communauté post-hippie se trouve menacée par la construction d'un barrage hydraulique. Pour se défendre, ses membres usent d'un terrifiant chantage : ils savent déclencher des séismes! Le FBI se mobilise pour les arrêter avant qu'ils ne créent un cataclysme majeur ..