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100 | 1 | _aBaldacci, David | |
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_aAbsolute power / _cDavid Baldacci |
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_aLondon : _bPan, _c2003 |
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_a557 p. ; _c18 cm |
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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 | |
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_aPresidents _zunited States _vFiction |
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_aSecret service _zUnited States _vFiction |
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_aPolitical corruption _zUnited States _vFiction |
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_aPresidents _zUnited States _vFiction |
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_aThriller / suspense fiction _2thema |
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_aPolitical / legal thriller _2thema |
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_aModern & contemporary fiction _2thema _948726 |
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_aCrime & mystery fiction _2thema |
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