Gridlinked

Good modern science fiction in a rather militaristic mould. It's essentially two interwoven tales, one of a special agent investigating a nuclear explosion, and the other about a terrorist trying to get revenge on him - the two stories remain almost entirely separate save at the beginning and end of the book. The former is probably the better of the two, with Arian Pelter being overshadowed as a villain both by Dragon and by his own robotic henchman, Mr Crane. Still, both are good, and Asher successfully racks up the tension, along with the body count.

Asher weaves together an interesting and believable universe, with a lot of detail behind the action scenes. It's well-written, fast paced stuff, with plenty of room for expansion in future books (and, indeed, there are a number). I'm normally not so keen on militaristic SF, but this one works.