Before the Patriot Act, there was . . . The R Document
As crime and violence threaten to engulf America, the President proposes a daring new amendment to the Constitution, allowing the Bill of Rights to be suspended during times of national emergency.
To its supporters the 35th Amendment is the only way to keep America from sliding into chaos. Its opponents see the Amendment as an outright attack on freedom.
Christopher Collins, the newly-appointed Attorney General, has reservations about the Amendment, but feels confident that it would not be abused in the way its more hysterical opponents fear. Then a deathbed confession from his predecessor warns him to beware of something called "The R Document".
What is The R Document, and what does it have to do with the proposed 35th Amendment? As state after state ratifies the Amendment, pushing it ever closer to becoming the law of the land, Collins must get to the bottom of an unimaginable conspiracy--before time runs out for the fundamental liberties of all Americans.
First published in 1976, Irving Wallace's bestselling thriller is more timely than ever before.
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About the Author:
Irving Wallace wrote sixteen novels and seventeen nonfiction titles during his long career. Together his books sold more than 250,000,000 copies around the world; many became fixtures on the bestseller lists.
Review:
"Strong, engrossing."--The New York Times Book Review on The Miracle
"Ingenious, brilliant, marvelous storytelling."--The Washington Post Book World on The Miracle
"Exciting and cleverly plotted. . . the extraordinary tension. . . blackmail, murder, shocking secrets. . . builds during the countdown to the Reappearance. . . Wallace's handling of the final act in the drama is a miracle itself."--Publishers Weekly on The Miracle
"Vintage Wallace!"--Library Journal on The Miracle
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- PublisherBantam Books
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0553100904
- ISBN 13 9780553100907
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages337
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