NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &; &;A breathless read&; (USA Today) featuring &;some of the most ingenious military-techno twists this side of Tom Clancy&; (San Francisco Chronicle). David Elliot is about to have a very bad day at the office.Each morning in his forty-fifth floor executive suite, David savors the quiet moments before the workday begins. Until today, when his boss walks in and aims a gun at him, murder glinting in his eye. For the rest of the day, David will be trapped in a midtown tower with a team of ruthless and professional mercenaries. Everyone he meets&;and knows&;will try to kill him. They expect him to be dead by lunchtime. But they&;re wrong. This is the &;killer&; workday redefined, a high-stakes and whiplash-paced drama that plays out with an electrifying intensity. You&;ll never see the office the same way again.