The chosen one
By: Sam Bourne
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780007266524; 9780007342600
Subjects: Investigation; Conspiracies; Women political consultants; Murde; Presidents; Fiction
Description: The new high-concept thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Righteous Men, The Last Testament and The Final Reckoning. Bruised by years of disappointments, political advisor Maggie Costello is finally working for a leader she can believe in. She, along with the rest of America, has put her trust in President Stephen Baker, believing he can make the world a better place. But suddenly an enemy surfaces: a man called Vic Forbes reveals first one scandal about the new president, and then another. He threatens a third revelation - one that will destroy Baker entirely. When Forbes is found dead, Maggie is thrown into turmoil. Could the leader she idolizes have been behind Forbes's murder? Has she been duped by his message of change and hope? Who is the real Stephen Baker? On the trail of the truth, Maggie is led into the roots of a massive conspiracy that reaches back into history - and goes right to the heart of the US establishment ...