A Hole in Texas

Blurb

A Hole In Texas is a novel by Herman Wouk. Published in 2004, the book describes the adventures of a high-energy physicist following the surprise announcement that a Chinese physicist had discovered the long-sought Higgs boson.
Parts of the plot are based on the aborted Superconducting Super Collider project.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, ISBN 0-316-52590-1.