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A Southern lawyer with political aspirations defends a white man accused of raping a black woman and finds himself the target of a fiery TV evangelist and murderous white supremacist group
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Three compelling plot lines are woven into a tautly drawn suspense novel by the author of Chiefs ; not a whodunit or a howdunit, but a how-does-it-all-connect. After years as chief of staff for a venerable Georgia senator, Will Lee decides to run for the seat himself when a stroke cripples his mentor. Standing in his way are an ambitious governor in the Democratic primary and, possibly, a far-right fundamentalist in the general election. In addition, Will must interrupt his campaign to serve as the defense lawyer in a controversial race-murder trial, while elsewhere, a dedicated ex-cop pursues the head of a Klan-like vigilante group that's been carrying out gangland-style killings. Woods builds these plots to reach their climaxes--an election, a verdict and a shoot-out--simultaneously, and links the stories with an ingenuity that runs out of steam only in the final few chapters. Nonetheless, his headlong storytelling style is stoked with enough sex and violence to ignite a TV miniseries. Major ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
When Georgia Senator Ben Carr has a stroke, his chief of staff, Will Lee, decides to run for Carr's seat. Concurrently Lee has been appointed public defender for a white man accused of murdering a young black woman--a case full of explosive racial tension. The election campaign is a nasty one involving a militaristic right-wing group, a TV evangelist with a mission, and a power-hungry governor. The various plot lines, though a little too contrived, move the story at a smart pace. A consummate storyteller, Woods ( Under the Lake , LJ 6/1/87) demonstrates his narrative ability by intertwining contemporary southern politics and the murder trial into a most satisfying tale.
- Jo Ann Vicarel, Cleveland Heights-University Heights P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. In this breathtaking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, attorney Will Lee returns to his southern roots--and gets involved in a political firestorm that could make or break his career. As a Georgia senator's chief of staff, attorney Will Lee knows what it takes to run a successful political campaign. With his sights on his own senate run in two years' time, he heads to Delano, Georgia--and back to his family's law practice--hoping to establish a presence in his home state. But his first case, defending a white man of murdering a black woman, puts Will on shaky ground. And when his boss is struck down and Will decides to run for his vacant seat, he's catapulted into the spotlight--and becomes a target for the shadowy forces who will stop at nothing to keep him out of office. Seller Inventory # CIN0671667394G
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. In this breathtaking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, attorney Will Lee returns to his southern roots--and gets involved in a political firestorm that could make or break his career. As a Georgia senator's chief of staff, attorney Will Lee knows what it takes to run a successful political campaign. With his sights on his own senate run in two years' time, he heads to Delano, Georgia--and back to his family's law practice--hoping to establish a presence in his home state. But his first case, defending a white man of murdering a black woman, puts Will on shaky ground. And when his boss is struck down and Will decides to run for his vacant seat, he's catapulted into the spotlight--and becomes a target for the shadowy forces who will stop at nothing to keep him out of office. Seller Inventory # 00108336027
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Hardback. Condition: Good. In this breathtaking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, attorney Will Lee returns to his southern roots--and gets involved in a political firestorm that could make or break his career. As a Georgia senator's chief of staff, attorney Will Lee knows what it takes to run a successful political campaign. With his sights on his own senate run in two years' time, he heads to Delano, Georgia--and back to his family's law practice--hoping to establish a presence in his home state. But his first case, defending a white man of murdering a black woman, puts Will on shaky ground. And when his boss is struck down and Will decides to run for his vacant seat, he's catapulted into the spotlight--and becomes a target for the shadowy forces who will stop at nothing to keep him out of office. Seller Inventory # CIN0671667394G
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. In this breathtaking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, attorney Will Lee returns to his southern roots--and gets involved in a political firestorm that could make or break his career. As a Georgia senator's chief of staff, attorney Will Lee knows what it takes to run a successful political campaign. With his sights on his own senate run in two years' time, he heads to Delano, Georgia--and back to his family's law practice--hoping to establish a presence in his home state. But his first case, defending a white man of murdering a black woman, puts Will on shaky ground. And when his boss is struck down and Will decides to run for his vacant seat, he's catapulted into the spotlight--and becomes a target for the shadowy forces who will stop at nothing to keep him out of office. Seller Inventory # CIN0671667394A
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