By Order of the President - Hardcover

Kilian, Michael

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9780312111168: By Order of the President

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ISBN 10: 0312111169 ISBN 13: 9780312111168

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1986

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When President Henry Hampson is shot during an assassination attempt and rushed to Camp David, factions within Congress and the White House struggle to take charge, and all the wonder whether the president is dead or alive

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About the Author:

Michael Kilian lives in McLean, VA.

Steve Menasche is a conservatory-trained actor and musician who has toured the world with "West Side Story", " Jesus Christ Superstar", and the American Folk Theatre. As a voice actor, he has been the guy next door voice for numerous national radio and television campaigns, including Proactive, Arby s, Countywide, Shaklee, and Lexus. He can also be seen as an on-screen actor featured in nationwide ads for IBM. He is a fourth degree black belt in jujitsu who still practices regularly and volunteers for underprivileged children.

From Publishers Weekly:

After giving a speech at Gettysburg, President Henry Hampton is shot in an assassination attempt and rushed to Camp David by his fiercely protective White House chief-of-staff and friend, Irving Ambrose. News reports of the President's condition are vague, and Vice-President Laurence Atherton finds that he can get no more information than what is shown on television. In California, a down-and-out TV adman named Charlie Dresden is convinced that the President is dead and thatan elaborate hoax is being put over on the public. With the help of a former lover, now the wife of a senator, Dresden makes his way across the country, avoiding murder attempts in the process, to give the Vice-President enhanced videotapes that support his suspicions. Meanwhile, the President's recovery at Camp David stretches into months, European powers juggle their positions, the Central American situation deteriorates drastically, and the questions of who has control and who's after it remain open. Kilian, Washington columnist for the Chicago Tribune and author of The Valkyrie Project has constructed a complicated plot out of political and technological complexities, spicing the action with violence and adventureincluding a de rigueur amusement park sceneand even providing a happy ending.
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