num_pages: 368
description: "Mr. Patterson is a natural storyteller....Fast moving...A handsome job."THE NEW YORK TIMESWilliam Lasko is a self-made millionaire who's got an eye for wealth and influence, the ear of the president, and a talent for using both to get what he wants. Now the Economic Crimes Commission wants the corrupt, untouchable Lasko brought down--and U.S. Attorney Christopher Paget is tapped to take on the job.To gather enough evidence to nail Lasko without alienating the White House, Paget's got to go by the book. But Lasko makes his own rules. And eliminating enemies is William Lasko's golden one....
language: English
title: The Lasko Tangent
titlecomplete: The Lasko Tangent (Christopher Paget, #1)
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Legal Thriller, Suspense
ratings_count: 2499
series: Christopher Paget
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books