

The pace of the book is fast, by quickly changing the locations. The protagonist, an Italian IT specialist, tries to solve the crisis by finding how the system was affected and going to authorities. The book is a dystopian thriller starting from a cyber attack on the EU electricity grid. After all, the power doesn’t just keep the lights on―it keeps us alive. With the United States now also at risk, Piero goes on the run with Lauren Shannon, a young American CNN reporter based in Paris, desperate to uncover who is behind the attacks. The authorities don’t believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect himself. There is no power, anywhere.Ī former hacker and activist, Piero investigates a possible cause of the disaster.

Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. But something seems strange about this night. The lights always come back on soon, don’t they? Surely it’s a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.When the lights go out one night, no one panics. After all, the power doesn't just keep the lights on―it keeps us alive. The authorities don't believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect himself. The lights always come back on soon, don't they? Surely it's a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Highly recommended." ―Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher seriesĪ terrifyingly plausible million-copy selling debut disaster thriller. "Fast, tense, thrilling ― and timely: this will happen one day.
