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MONDAY,  5:42  A.M.  EST  (EASTERN  ST ANDARD  TIME) 

 

It started, unsurprisingly, with the low buzz of a BlackBerry. Judd slowly opened one eye. The phone was lying facedown  on the nightstand just six inches from  his nose.  Its little blinking  green light,  barely  perceptible   during  the  day,  illuminated the  pitch- dark  room  in half-second  intervals.  So much for vacation.

He grabbed  the vibrating  phone  and  studied  the caller ID. It was flashing “202” but nothing  more. A scrambled  number  from Washington, D.C. He swung his legs off the bed and sat up. Steal- ing a quick glance to make sure Jessica was still sound  asleep, he pushed  the answer  button with his thumb  and whispered  into the phone,  “This  is Ryker.”

“This  is White House  Operations. What  is your confirmation code?” asked the robotic, clearly military  voice on the line.

He paused.  “Turquoise Mobutu Seven.”

“Good morning, Dr.  Ryker.  Embassy  Bamako  is reporting a probable coup overnight  in Mali.  As of oh five hundred,

“Okay,” is all Judd could squeeze out, still shaking out the cobwebs.

“State is setting up a task force to run our policy response,  and we should  have a new Ops report  in about  an hour.”

Finally waking  up, he asked,  “Is it Diallo or Idrissa?” “Excuse  me, sir?”

“Who is behind  the coup? Is it General  Oumar Diallo or Gen- eral Mamadou Idrissa?”

“We don’t know yet, sir. The ambassador and the station  chief should  have more information soon.”

“Okay, thanks  for letting  me know.  Please tell Larissa  James she can  reach  me on  my phone  if she wants  my input  as news rolls in.”

“Ambassador James is the one who  asked  us to bring  you in. A car will be at your location  at oh six hundred. They are twelve minutes  out.”

He exhaled  a deep breath, and sat up straight.

“If that’s your office, it better be goddamn important.” Jessica was awake.  “Don’t they know  it’s your  first day of vacation  in a whole year?”

Judd tried to tap her reassuringly, but unable to see in the dark, he just patted  the blankets  while speaking  back  into  the phone. “Okay, thanks. I’ll look out for the car.” And he hung up.

“Car?”

“A coup in Mali. I can’t say any more. I, um, I don’t know any more. I’m sorry.” He gets up and starts to get dressed. “It shouldn’t be more  than  a day or two.  The kids won’t  even notice  that  I’m gone.”

“I will,” snapped  Jessica.

Judd clipped his BlackBerry onto  his belt and picked up his go bag, which was already sitting by the door.  He planted  a long kiss on Jessica’s lips and then turned  to leave.

“Don’t  let Rogerson push  you  around,” she said.  “Don’t  let him fuck you again,” she added,  stopping  Judd  in his tracks.  He turned, gave  her  a  slight,  unconvincing nod,  and  then  silently walked  away.

As he stepped out of the rented beach house onto the sand drive- way,  he cursed  himself for not  setting  up the coffeemaker  to be ready for just such a possibility. Just as he considered  going back in to make a quick double  espresso, he saw four beaming  headlights approaching in the dark,  barreling  up the driveway.  An all-black Chevy Suburban rolled up and abruptly stopped beside him. A tall, thick man with short hair and a wire looped behind his ear silently exited  the  front  of the  vehicle,  quickly  surveyed  the  area,  then opened the back door while removing the go bag from Judd’s grip.

Judd  squinted  at the bright  lights from inside the cab. “Good morning, sir,” said a young man inside whom he didn’t recognize. “Morning. We need  to  stop  and  get coffee.” He  ducked  his

head and climbed in.

The security officer closed the door, stealing one more glance around, then  slid into  the  car,  which  was  already  accelerating. Judd turned  around in his seat and waved good-bye  to Jessica.

From the bedroom window, she watched  the behemoth and its lifeless blacked-out windows  speed away.

Revue de presse :
Praise for The Golden Hour
 
“A novel that makes your heart race . . . a thriller that weaves diplomacy and national security together with espionage, terrorism and Washington infighting.”—Washington Post

“An exciting, multilayered look at international politics and the people who rule nations...Moss juggles complex political issues in an energetic plot...and he uses his experiences to deliver a credible international thriller that never succumbs to cynicism, even when showing how peace and co-existence can seemingly be impossible concepts to some.”—Oline Cogdill, Mystery Scene

“Outstanding debut . . . An intriguing cast of morally dubious characters, an intricately constructed plot, and a tantalizing cliffhanger make this thriller a page-turner of the highest order.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Washingtonians of many stripes will find their pulses racing as the diplomat protagonist tangles with intelligence operatives, revolutionaries, and many other villains.”—The Washingtonian
 
“Read this novel as a window into politics, power and practice at the U.S. Department of State and you’ll find yourself in the middle of troublesome scenes that ring all too true.”—Alan Cheuse, Dallas Morning News

“A superbly realistic, high-powered thriller about a bloody coup in Africa and the desperate efforts of the State Department, CIA, and U.S. military to counter it. The novel introduces the unforgettable character of Judd Ryker, an international crisis fixer. It’s all here: spectacular and exotic settings, terror, violence, beauty, good and evil and everything in between. It is just about impossible to stop reading this book.”--Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times-bestselling author
 
“A tough, realistic, well-written tale of American diplomats scrambling to reverse an African coup amidst intense turf battles – State, Defense, White House, Congress, and CIA – and ever-shifting facts on the ground. Moss is an insider who knows how these things are really done – and how thin the line is between triumph and disaster.”--John Sandford
 
“Written by an insider with intimate knowledge of Washington and Africa, The Golden Hour leaps out of today’s headlines, a riveting thriller that mixes diplomacy, terrorism, and international intrigue at the highest levels in equal measures.’--Francis Fukuyama, Author of The End of History and the Last Man
 
“An extraordinary international thriller debut from a writer who has lived and breathed every inch of it. Moss knows where all the bodies are buried – literally.”--W.E.B. Griffin
 
“In the real world of high-level international intrigue, those who know usually don’t tell much and those who tell usually don’t know much. Todd Moss is the exception. He combines an insider’s knowledge with the storytelling skills of a master. Just read a few pages – you won’t be able to stop.”--Moises Naim, Author of The End of Power and former editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine
 
"The Golden Hour combines the virtues of a spy-and-diplomacy thriller with a realistic inside look at the workings of America's worldwide crisis-response system. The next time you hear about coups or turmoil in a troubled corner of the world, and the debate about whether and how the United States should intervene, think of the characters in this book. Tom Clancy used fiction to illuminate the world of the military; Todd Moss is using it to reveal the world of diplomacy."--James Fallows, national correspondent, The Atlantic
 
“I spent years watching national security crises from the inside, and Todd Moss has got it scarily right. The Golden Hour is a novel of extraordinary thrills – and extraordinary truth.”--Tony Fratto, Former White House Deputy Press Secretary to President George W. Bush

"A terrific, fast-paced tale of adventure and political intrigue set in the utterly believable context of contemporary instability in Mali. Moss has built a true-to-life story of intelligence maneuvers, covert ops, Sahelian ghosts, American bureaucratic stove-pipes, and African coup plotters. The Golden Hour would make a exciting movie, complete with danger, romance, cerebral scheming and surprises to keep us focused."--Dr. Chester Crocker, U.S Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, 1981-1989; James M. Schlesinger professor of strategic studies, Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service

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