Title: Undertow
First published: April 2001
Description: A married Senator, enjoying a tryst at his beach house with a beautiful black woman, discovers that his paramour has accidentally drowned. Aware of the scandal that could ensue and destroy his political career, the Senator mounts a campaign of cover-up and cynical lies designed to deflect the potential damage. This suspenseful tale of adultery, media manipulation, and political chicanery mirrors today's headlines and provides insights into the dark netherworld of political ambition.
Subjects: Fiction, Washington (d.c.), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, political