To Kill the President: The most explosive thriller of the year. Sam Bourne

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       Alexandria, Virginia, Monday, 3.20am

      It began the night the President sought to bring about the end of the world.

      The first Robert Kassian knew of it was when his phone started vibrating on the nightstand. He woke with a start, his heart thumping. It took him a second to understand where the sound was coming from: he wondered if he had dreamed it. He reached for the nightstand, fumbling to make the vibrations stop. The task was urgent: his wife was a light sleeper who, once stirred, stayed awake.

      Only then did he realize this was no alarm, but an incoming call. He took in the next two facts at once: it was 3.20am and the call was from the White House switchboard.

      ‘Mr Kassian?’

      ‘Yes,’ he whispered, peeling the duvet back and moving towards the bathroom, the phone jammed against his ear. He had barely opened his eyes.

      ‘Please hold for the Situation Room.’

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