Charlie Marder, A World War Ii Veteran And Popular Academic, Is An Unlikely Congressman. Thrust Into Office By His Power-broker Father's Connections, Charlie Is Determined To Use His New Position For Good. He Quickly Learns, However, That In 1950s Washington, Little Is As It Seems. Struggling To Navigate The Treacherous Waters Alongside Real-life Figures Such As President Dwight Eisenhower, Senator John F. Kennedy, And Roy Cohn, Charlie Is Confronted By A World In The Throes Of Mccarthyism, Where No One Trusts Anyone. His Education In The Compromising And Occasionally Illegal Ways Of Washington Makes Him Question His Own Ethical Compass And The Morality Of Men He Admires, Including His Father. Alongside His Pregnant Wife, Margaret, A Zoologist With Ambitions Of Her Own, Charlie Struggles To Do What Is Right While Learning More About The Mysterious Circumstances Of His Predecessor's Death. Amid The Swirl Of Glamorous And Powerful Politicians And Businessmen, A Fatal Car Accident Plunges Charlie And Margaret Into An Underworld Of Backroom Deals, Secret Societies, And A Conspiracy That Could Change The Course Of History. When Charlie Learns Too Much, He Has To Fight Not Only For His Principles And His Newfound Political Career... But For His Life.-- In 1950s Washington, Little Is As It Seems. Charlie Marder, World War Ii Veteran And Academic, Was Thrust Into Office By His Power-broker Father's Connections. As A Congressman, Charlie Is Determined To Use His New Position For Good, But Is Confronted By A World In The Throes Of Mccarthyism, Where No One Trusts Anyone. Soon He Is Questioning His Own Ethical Compass And The Morality Of Men He Admires, Including His Father. Learning About The Circumstances Of His Predecessor's Death, Charlie And His Wife Margaret Are Plunged Into An Underworld Of Backroom Deals, Secret Societies, And A Conspiracy That Could Change The Course Of History. -- Adapted From Jacket Jake Tapper. Subtitle From Dust Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 329-339).
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Spies & Politics
- Conspiracies
- Spies & Politics
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Little, Brown and Company
Author : Tapper, Jake
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2018-04-24
Number Of Pages : 352
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 031647231X
ISBN-13 : 9780316472319
Item weight : 1.23 lb
Dimensions : 1.4 in x 6.4 in x 9.3 in
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