And West is West / a novel by Ron Childress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Childress, Ron, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Fiction.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Drone aircraft.

Special operations (Military science).

United States.

Special operations (Military science)--United States--Fiction.

Drone aircraft--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Action and adventure fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Physical Description:

308 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.

Summary:

When Jessica, a young Air Force drone pilot in Nevada, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist halfway across the world, she realizes that though women and children are in the crosshairs of her screen, she has no choice but to follow orders. Ethan, a young Wall Street quant, is involved in a more bloodless connection to war when he develops an algorithm that enables his company's clients to profit by exploiting the international financial instability caused by exactly this kind of antiterrorist strike. These two are only minor players, but their actions have global implications that tear lives apart--including their own. When Jessica finds herself discharged from the service and Ethan makes an error that costs him his job, both find themselves adrift, cast out by a corrupt system and forced to take the blame for decisions they did not make.

Notes:

PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, 2014

ISBN:

9781616205232

1616205237

OCLC:

898925348