Mounting Fears

A crisp clean softcover (as new). In bestseller Woodss uninspired sixth Will Lee thriller (after Capital Crim es), the incumbent U.S. president, William Jefferson Lee, faces a series of crises in an election year: his vice president has died during surgery; a nuclear warhead is missing in Pakistan and believed to be in the hands of a terrorist group possibly connected to al-Qaeda; and an independent preside ntial candidate, a charismatic minister, has erased Lees once significant l ead in the polls. To make matters worse, Lees newly appointed vice presiden t, the former governor of California, has got himself entangled in a messy divorce as well as a sordid love triangle that, if exposed, could become fr ont-page fodder for the tabloids and all but destroy Lees re-election bid. While Woods exhibits his usual brilliant sense of pacing, two-dimensional c haracters, a mechanical plot and an improbable ending far from satisfy. (Ja n.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. F rom Booklist Will Lee, the Democratic incumbent president, is up for reelection and quickly discovers that he's in for a bumpy ride. After his vice president dies unexpectedly, Will must find a new running mate who can immediately be sworn in. He settles on California governor Marty Stanton, who seems perfect on paper but is hiding a secret that could reflect badly on the ticket. The stakes are upped when the Republicans settle on a young, hot up-and-comer and a popular black minister enters the race as an independent, threatening to siphon off votes fro.

Product Info

ISBN: 0451227751

ISBN-13: 9780451227751

Publisher: Signet

Year: 2009

Type: New

Binding: Softcover

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