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SIDNEY SHELDON
THE SKY IS FALLING
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2000
Copyright © The Sidney Sheldon Family Limited Partnership 2000
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Ebook Edition © JUNE 2012 ISBN: 9780007386840 Version: 2017-01-09
For Alexandra The Angel On My Shoulder
Table of Contents
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
–Chicken Little
Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.
–F. Scott Fitzgerald
CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES TO ALL OPERATION PERSONNEL: DESTROY IMMEDIATELY AFTER READING.
LOCATION: CLASSIFIED
DATE: CLASSIFIED
There were twelve men in the heavily guarded underground chamber, representing twelve far-flung countries. They were seated in comfortable chairs set in six rows, several feet apart. They listened intently as the speaker addressed them.
‘I am happy to inform you that the threat with which we have all been so deeply concerned is about to be eliminated. I need not go into details