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President Jack Cassidy slowly recovers from an assassination attempt in Dallas, while fellow politicians battle for power and a lone FBI agent pursues a gunman intent on finishing his job
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Adding to the numerous fiction books that have explored the assassination of John F. Kennedynotably Don DeLillo's literary thriller, Libra Bernau's debut novel is a solid, often touching thriller with the familiar characters only thinly disguised. The theme here is the wishful premise: "He didn't die in Dallas." America is thrown into turmoil when charismatic President John Trewlawny Cassidy is shot, but not killed, while riding in a motorcade with his chic wife, Suzanne. As Cassidy starts down the long road to recovery, Vice - President Rance Gardner, a long-faced, ambitious Texan, is elbowing his way toward the top and struggling to run the country. Meantime, Strode, the would-be assassin, is murdered while in custody of the Dallas police. Despite pressure from highly placed sources to drop the case, a young FBI agent who traces Strode's trail backward finds the path littered with corpses and all leads pointing to a massive government conspiracy that even President Cassidy would prefer not to expose. Bernau accurately paints recognizable characters jousting for political power, as well as the tiny domestic details that make up the private lives of such public figures. Sharp-edged cutting between these players and a host of dangerous, shadowy conspirators keeps the tension running high. 100,000 first printing; $150,000 ad/promo; author tour.
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Dealey Plaza, Dallas, November 22, 1963: President Cassidy is shotbut survives. From 1963 to 1969, Cassidy's younger brother is vice president, Cassidy runs for office again, and the Cassidy influence restricts the build-up of U.S. forces in Vietnam. Meanwhile, a lone FBI agent compiles a file proving that the assassination attempt was the result of an international conspiracy. Interweaving bureaucratic and political episodes with those that focus on the second gunman and his compulsion to complete his assignment, Bernau shapes a suspenseful political thriller in this first novel. However, some of the glimpses at the characters' private lives slow the action and add little to the characterizations. The public's continuing fascination with "Camelot" should create demand.V. Louise Saylor, Eastern Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 643 pages. dj worn. Text tannedPart thriller, part historical re-creation, this novel is a fictional answer to the question - what if John F. Kennedy had survived the attempt on his life i n Dallas in 1963? It tells the story of Jack Cassidy, the 35th president of the United States, who manages to survive an assassination attempt, and traces his r ecovery and eventual return to power. The political battles he wages against Ran ce Gardner (Lyndon Johnson) and John J. Summers (J. Edgar Hoover) are recounted, along with the FBI's investigation of the shooting, and the widespread conspira cy that unfolds. This novel is published on the 25th anniversary of John F. Kenn edy's death. Reviews Dealey Plaza, Dallas, November 22, 1963: President Cassid y is shotbut survives. From 1963 to 1969, Cassidy's younger brother is vice pres ident, Cassidy runs for office again, and the Cassidy influence restricts the bu ild-up of U.S. forces in Vietnam. Meanwhile, a lone FBI agent compiles a file pr oving that the assassination attempt was the result of an international conspira cy. Interweaving bureaucratic and political episodes with those that focus on th e second gunman and his compulsion to complete his assignment, Bernau shapes a s uspenseful political thriller in this first novel. However, some of the glimpses at the characters' private lives slow the action and add little to the characte rizations. The public's continuing fascination with ``Camelot'' should create de mand.V. Louise Saylor, Eastern Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney Adding to the nume rous fiction books that have explored the assassination of John F. Kennedynotabl y Don DeLillo's literary thriller, Libra Bernau's debut novel is a solid, often touching thriller with the familiar characters only thinly disguised. The theme. Seller Inventory # 1436e
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