{"product_id":"stealthy-steps-paperback","title":"Stealthy Steps - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVikki Kestell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy name is Gemma Keyes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Other than my name, I am utterly forgettable--so those who never paid much attention to me in the first place haven't exactly noticed that I've \u003cem\u003edisappeared\u003c\/em\u003e. Vanished. Oh, it's much more complicated than it sounds. I've had to learn the hard way: \u003cem\u003eInvisibility \u003cem\u003ecomes with its own set of problems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eI should tell you about Dr. Daniel Bickel, world-renowned nanophysicist.\u003c\/strong\u003e We used to work together, but I'll be candid with you: \u003cem\u003eHe's supposed to be dead.\u003c\/em\u003e Well, he's \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e. (Imagine my surprise.) Instead of the proverbial \"six feet under,\" he's subsisting in an abandoned devolution cavern beneath the old Manzano Weapons Storage Facility on Kirtland Air Force Base here in Albuquerque.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I need to show you what I'm protecting here, Gemma,\" he insisted.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I stared into the clear glass case. I could hear . . . humming, clicking, buzzing. A faint haze inside the box shifted. Dissolved. Came back together. Reminded me of how mercury, when released on a plate, will flow and form new shapes. Only this, this \u003cem\u003ething\u003c\/em\u003e was \"flowing and forming\" \u003cem\u003ein midair\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Do you see them?\" Dr. Bickel asked.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Them?\" I was confused. My mouth opened to a stunned \"o\" as the silver haze resolved into blue letters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eH E L L O\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Bickel hadn't pressed any buttons. Hadn't said anything to them. Hadn't gestured.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He grinned. \"Ah. They've noticed you. They know they haven't seen you before.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Well, I wish they \u003cem\u003ewouldn't\u003c\/em\u003e notice me \" I choked on the words, my eyes fixed on the glass case.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnd I need to warn you about General Cushing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The rank and name likely conjure images of a lean but muscled old soldier, posture rigid, face cemented in unyielding lines, iron-gray hair cut high and tight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Let me disabuse you of that impression. General Imogene Cushing is short and a tiny bit plump. \u003cem\u003eShe\u003c\/em\u003e wears her silvered hair in an elegant braid knotted at the nape of her neck, and she knows how to smile sweetly. \u003cem\u003eWith the deadliest of sharks.\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You wouldn't suspect a two-star general, \u003cem\u003ean Air Force O-8\u003c\/em\u003e, of being a traitor, would you?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNanostealth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book 1: \u003cem\u003eStealthy Steps\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book 2: \u003cem\u003eStealth Power\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book 3: \u003cem\u003eStealth Retribution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book 4: \u003cem\u003eDeep State Stealth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711969202239,"sku":"9781970120110","price":20.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0943be838d9711fc3364a125aadebfbf.webp?v=1765060254","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stealthy-steps-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}