The Boss: A Novel - Softcover

Pottinger, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312945345 ISBN 13: 9780312945343

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

Synopsis

Spin Patterson is a Texas Golden Boy with an oil company he’s inherited from his father-in-law and built into a multi-billion dollar goliath. But when Spin’s wife, Audrey, learns about an extramarital affair, she files for divorce and threatens to sue him for everything he’s worth.

Now, Spin must do whatever it takes to protect his empire. The levels of fraud, manipulation, and violence that Spin finds himself willing to use surprise everyone—his family, his faithful business associates, and, most of all, himself.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

From the bestselling author of THE FINAL PROCEDURE* and A SLOW BURNING comes a bold new thriller set in the no-holds-barred world of oil exploration where a man can make his fortune—or lose his life...

Spin Patterson is a Texas Golden Boy with an oil company he’s inherited from his father-in-law and built into a multi-billion dollar goliath. But when Spin’s wife, Audrey, learns about an extramarital affair, she files for divorce and threatens to sue him for everything he’s worth.

“High-stakes vengeance and...action will keep readers turning the pages.”—Publishers Weekly

Now, Spin must do whatever it takes to protect his empire. The levels of fraud, manipulation, and violence that Spin finds himself willing to use surprise everyone—his family, his faithful business associates, and, most of all, himself.

* “Settle in where you like to read, throw a blanket over your lap, and prepare for a sleepless night.”—Michael Palmer

About the Author:

STAN POTTINGER is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He practiced law in California and served as director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and as assistant attorney general of the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C. He has argued four cases before the Supreme Court. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Procedure, A Slow Burning, and The Final Procedure. Mr. Pottinger has three grown children and lives in South Salem, New York.

Visit his Web site at: www.stanpottinger.com

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312945345
• ISBN 13: 9780312945343
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416