Collision Course. Don Pendleton

looked over at Stephanie and smiled. He felt warm and detached, and he knew now that if he needed to do something then it would be much later and he would be detached enough to do it then, too.

      Thomas Jefferson had known what to do about demagogues, but Caine would be doing it in his own way. The plan started to coalesce in his mind as he stared into Stephanie’s eyes. He was not yet sure what it involved, but he was certain it would get to the truth, to the pattern that ran beneath the surface.

      “You ready to get out of here?” she asked.

      “Yes,” he answered, “I’m ready.”

      The sudden resolve in his voice suggested he was talking more to himself than to Stephanie.