The Tinderbox Plot is a tour de force novel in its presentation of evidently well-researched aspects of nuclear weapons, the dark reaches of internet platforms, U.S. border security issues, departmental infighting in U.S. agencies, and social and political technologies. Strong female protagonists populate this story and lend their brilliance and bravery in attempts to discovery the plot and thwart the worst possible outcome; i.e., the release of a nuclear weapon in Wichita, Kansas.
The Russian spy, Grushkov, has conceived a plot intended to push the United States into a devastating civil war from which it would never recover to continue as the democratic foe of Russia. Grushkov, a complex character, also hopes the success of the plot will result in reunification of the Soviet Union. Among other strands of Grushkov’s Tinderbox Plot, the novel details that Grushkov established a cell of spies in New York and another cell in California. The spies are wildly successful in achieving their goals of spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories to millions in the U.S. Grushkov’s communications with the spies and their relationships with each other demonstrate that the internet can be weaponized and render our democracy vulnerable to attack from without and within. Dr. Lynda Chester, a respected NSA official, is the first to detect that a possible plot is in the works. Her efforts are buttressed by other strong female characters. The voice and style in this novel are exceptional, and the action is non-stop. Tension arises from the credibly-presented events. I stop here so that I need not include spoiler alerts.
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