First Strike

First Strike
Justin Richards

Jack Higgins

Jack Higgins, master of the modern thriller, teams up with Justin Richards, bestselling author of Dr Who, to deliver a pulse-pounding new instalment in the adventures of the teenage Chance twins…Barely have Rich and Jade Chance walked away from their terrifying ordeal in the Middle East, when they stumble into another nightmare. And this time, it’s at the heart of the free world…As their father deals with missing nuclear missiles in China, the twins are finally enjoying their all-expenses paid trip to the White House. But the enjoyment isn’t going to last long. Soon, the President they saved from assassination in Sharp Shot is targeted again. Now Rich and Jade face a shocking siege and a battle to prevent World War III – all from the comfort of home. The President’s home…

First Strike

Jack Higgins with Justin Richards

Table of Contents

Cover (#uc46ebc19-2a07-5c8a-a893-f692485f1c5b)

Title Page (#u0214353d-8c08-54c4-a72e-087db8e99199)

Prologue (#uad0941e8-9d3d-5989-9132-4c9f80698bd9)

Chapter 1 (#u4c71595e-c5d5-5082-a8d3-a91ab8acfe53)

Chapter 2 (#u750dc00a-15bd-5ffe-8466-8b3ae341a153)

Chapter 3 (#u52a43f55-0d53-553c-ac52-0e92d7e94e28)

Chapter 4 (#u14fdb258-d3b9-51b2-9f07-7870c3e426b1)

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Chapter 27 (#litres_trial_promo)

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Prologue (#ulink_3c4ba2b7-0d49-55f8-8fcf-195e3bf0d887)

Rich watched the tanks rolling down the main street. Civilians leaped aside. Children watched wide-eyed from shadowy doorways. Soldiers marched behind the tanks, grim-faced and determined.

These images were repeated on television screens all round the restaurant. The grim news reports they showed were a stark contrast to the upbeat 1980s dance track that was throbbing through the place. A teenage waitress on roller skates with a red and white striped uniform and braces on her teeth spun to a perfect stop beside Jade and Rich. She smiled at their dad.

“Can I get you guys some drinks?”

In the US-themed restaurant, its walls adorned with road signs and music posters from the 1950s, her West Country accent was out of place. Up till then, Rich could have forgotten that he was in England.

“You’re driving,” Jade warned her dad before he could order. “I’ll have a sparkling mineral water.”

“Milkshake,” Rich decided. “Chocolate fudge.”

“That is so bad for you,” Jade told him.

But Rich just grinned. His twin sister could be such a health freak. “I know.”

“What draught beer do you have?” John Chance asked.