State of Terror follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival， a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage。 A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray， and the secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy， a scheme carefully designed to take advantage of an American government dangerously out of touch and out of power in the places where it counts the most。

This high-stakes thriller of international intrigue features behind-the-scenes global drama informed by details only an insider could know。