Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen provides a Washington insider point of view in Collision , a gripping political thriller about the dangers of mining an asteroid. Two gunmen open fire at an elite Washington law firm. One flees the scene with the laptop computer he and his partner have come to steal. The other plummets ten stories to his death, pushed by Sean Falcone, former National Security Advisor to the president of the United States. When the firm's managing partner learns of the laptop's disappearance, he orders Falcone to quietly investigate. If word gets out that a computer containing confidential client information is missing, the firm could lose clients, staff, even partners. However, the future of the firm isn't the only thing at stake.

The stolen laptop contains vital information concerning an American billionaire, his secret Russian partner, and their attempt to mine an asteroid. This is a dangerous endeav∨ even the slightest change in orbit might put the asteroid on a collision course with Earth. NASA and the White House are plunged into a race to prevent the destruction of all humankind. This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.