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100 1 _aBaldacci, David
245 1 0 _aAbsolute power /
_cDavid Baldacci
260 _aLondon :
_bPan,
_c2003
300 _a557 p. ;
_c18 cm
500 _aOriginally published: London : Simon & Schuster, 1996
520 3 _aSet 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
650 0 _aPresidents
_zunited States
_vFiction
650 0 _aSecret service
_zUnited States
_vFiction
650 0 _aPolitical corruption
_zUnited States
_vFiction
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vFiction
650 7 _aThriller / suspense fiction
_2thema
650 7 _aPolitical / legal thriller
_2thema
650 7 _aModern & contemporary fiction
_2thema
_948726
650 7 _aCrime & mystery fiction
_2thema
655 0 _aSuspense fiction.
655 7 _aThriller.
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