<b>An extraordinary international thriller by the former deputy assistant secretary of state and author of the national bestseller<i>The Golden Hour</i>.</b><br><br><br><i><i>In the life of every country, at a moment of extreme national disruption, there is a brief period of breakdown, when everything is uncertain, events can turn on a dime. That is the moment to act, to shape events how</i>you <i>want them to go. That is</i> </i>Minute Zero<i>.</i><br><br>Fresh off the harrowing events of <i><i>The Golden Hour</i></i>, State Department crisis manager Judd Ryker is suddenly thrown into a quickly developing emergency in Zimbabwe, where a longtime strongman is being challenged for the presidency. Rumors are flying furiously: armed gangs, military crackdowns, shady outside money pouring in, and, most disturbing for the United States, reports of highly enriched uranium leaking into the market.<br><br>And that’s all before Ryker even lands in the country. It gets much worse after that. If he can’t get control, shape his<i><i>Minute Zero</i></i>, a lot of people are going to die—not least of all himself.