Blackout - Zítra bude pozdě – Elsberg Marc (2017)

Tomorrow it will be too late... A thriller about the collapse of European electricity supplies. A shocking but realistic scenario. On a cold February day, the lights go out in Italy. And not just there. Shortly after, in Sweden, then in Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The electrical grid collapses across Europe, elevators stop working, subways get stuck in tunnels... Italian former hacker and programmer Piero Manzano believes he knows who is responsible and tries to communicate this to the authorities. But no one believes him. Only French Europol commissioner François Bollard is willing to listen to him. But when a young and attractive journalist, Lauren Shannon, discovers that suspicious emails were sent from Piero's computer, she begins to ask uncomfortable questions, and Bollard starts to suspect him. Manzano faces a cunning and invisible opponent and becomes prey. Meanwhile, the situation in the streets becomes increasingly dramatic. It seems nothing works in Europe. Several European nuclear power plants are in critical condition, threatening the lives of millions. The race against time begins. A race that is hard to win.