I'm wondering if Bannon has read this & decided to re-enact it:
*The Whole Truth (A. Shaw #1)
by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)
3.99 · Rating Details · 21,515 Ratings · 1,195 Reviews
"Matt, I need a war."
So begins David Baldacci's new booka thriller unlike any he's written before. "Matt" is Mathew Pender, of Pender Associatesa shadowy organization that specializes in managing seemingly impossible situations for its clients. Sometimes, those services extend to managingand creatingarmed conflict. When Matt Pender is asked by his clientthe largest defense contractor in the worldto manipulate two nations against each other, a shocking and surprising series of events are set in motion that will possibly bring the world to the brink of World War III.*
In this epic thriller with a global backdrop, David Baldacci delivers all the twists and turns, compelling characters, and can't-put-it-down pacing that readers have come to expect from this master storyteller.
Or as Amazon describes
I need a war . . .'
Nicolas Creel, a super-rich arms dealer, decides that the best way to boost his business is to start a new cold war - and he won't let anything or anyone get in his way.
As international tensions rise and the superpowers line up against each other, the lives of three very different people will never be the same again. As intelligence agent Shaw, academic Anna Fischer and ambitious journalist Katie James are all drawn into Creel's games, can anything stop the world from spiralling out of control?
The Whole Truth by David Baldacci is a terrifying global thriller that delivers all the twists and turns, emotional drama, unforgettable characters and can't-put-it-down pacing that Baldacci fans expect - and still goes beyond anything he's written before.*