"Matt, I need a war." So begins David Baldacci's new book--a thriller unlike any he's written before. "Matt" Is mathew pender, of pender associates--a shadowy organization that specializes in managing seemingly impossibl..."Matt, I need a war." So begins David Baldacci's new book--a thriller unlike any he's written before. "Matt" Is mathew pender, of pender associates--a shadowy organization that specializes in managing seemingly impossible situations for its clients. Sometimes, those services extend to managing--and creating--armed conflict.