Absolute power /

Baldacci, David

Absolute power / David Baldacci - London : Pan, 2003 - 557 p. ; 18 cm

Originally published: London : Simon & Schuster, 1996

Set in Washington D.C., this fascinating thriller of unparalleled suspense dares to explore an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy: a vicious murder involving the US President and a cover-up orchestrared by his zealously loyal Chief of Staff and the Secret Service. But, unknown to the President and his lackeys, one unlikely witness saw everything.Trapped behind a two-way mirror in a country house in Maryland, Luther Whitney, a professional burglar, witnesses an event that destroys his faith in justice. By the time he escapes, pursued by two Secret Service agents, a young woman has been sexually assaulted, then shot dead. And a breathtaking cover-up has been set in motion

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Presidents--united States--Fiction
Secret service--United States--Fiction
Political corruption--United States--Fiction
Presidents--United States--Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
Political / legal thriller
Modern & contemporary fiction
Crime & mystery fiction


Suspense fiction.
Thriller.