Overload

Overload

<b>The #1 <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of <i>Hotel</i> and <i>Airport</i> “hits with another blockbuster,” a terrorist takedown of California’s power grid (<i>The Observer</i>).</b><br /><br /><br /><br /> In the middle of a sweltering July heat wave that has no end in sight, California’s Golden State Power and Light is on overload. An emergency brownout is already in effect. Then, GSP&L’s newest and largest generator explodes. With four people dead and a widespread loss of power, a fringe group takes responsibility. But for GSP&L vice president Nim Goldman and his family; his adversary, investigative reporter Nancy Molineaux; detective Harry London; and beautiful quadriplegic Karen Sloan, whose every breath depends on electric power, the terror is just beginning . . .<br /><br /><br /><br /> A dramatic and timely story of the people and the events leading to a crisis, <br /><i>Overload </i>presents a fascinating view of the little-known world of electric power production that is vital to contemporary life.