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The Fifth Horseman
The Fifth Horseman is a 1980 techno-thriller novel by American writer Larry Collins and French writer Dominique Lapierre. The story revolves Libyan-backed terrorists holding New York City hostage with a hidden nuclear bomb. A related book by the authors, Is New York Burning?, examines the same scenario, but set in 2005, with George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden replacing the depicted President and Muammar Gaddafi.
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