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Synopsis
In early 2003, an ousted UN weapons inspector is assassinated on the eve of a bombshell press conference. Rumours surface that this man had been passed damning evidence of a worldwide cabal of unimaginable power and wealth, and of their endgame that the coming war was meant to set in motion. It was the stuff of the wildest conspiracy theories: a global elite engineering the crash of financial markets, the soaring prices of food and energy, the numbing of the general population through a manufactured climate of fear. With the murdered man discredited and his evidence destroyed, all of it would soon be forgotten. But two intertwined parts of a coded text survived the assassination. One half is in the hands of a young female operative, already on the run from her own dark past. The other is delivered to the only man alive capable of unlocking its promise: a long-suppressed technology that could either usher in a new age of peace for all mankind, or become the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.
Is Seven Seconds appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This thriller contains assassination, political conspiracy themes, and moderate violence. The story explores complex geopolitical themes involving manipulation of global markets and warfare.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, mass death, and assassination (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the conspiracy mystery and race to decode secrets before powerful forces catch up to the protagonists.