The Maximum Contribution

Recognized as one of the top indie novels of 2008.
Indie Book Award Finalist
Nashville Book Festival Honorable Mention Best Fiction

Small-town Kentucky councilman, Richard Thompson, has the chance of a lifetime when his political mentor, Congressman Garrett Jackson, dies in office and Thompson becomes the nominee for Jackson's seat in the House. With Washington's premiere campaign consultants at the helm, Thompson is riding a well-oiled political machine to Election Day success. His victory is in sight when he stumbles upon an issue that places him in the cross-hairs of power-hungry politicians, corrupt lobbyists, gun-running union officials and an on-going FBI sting operation. In the blink of an eye, the traditional ideals taught in the classrooms of America's heartland meet the dark underbelly of our nation s capital as Richard Thompson overcomes the temptations of money, political power and sexual gratification to win a seat in the United States Congress. What price will Thompson pay for his victory? Will he involve those closest to him his campaign manager, his law partner, even his wife to thwart the blackmail attempt of an alluring stripper who claims to have very compromising photos of herself and Thompson? She alone may hold the answer to why several people who made the maximum contribution to Thompson's campaign want more than political access.

2010 Independent Author of the Year, Rick Robinson, has thirty years experience in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He has been active in all levels of politics, from advising candidates on the national level to walking door-to-door in city council races. He ran for the United States Congress in 1998.

Rick has authored three award-winning political thrillers, The Maximum Contribution, Sniper Bid and Manifest Destiny. His latest title, Manifest Destiny was named Best Fiction at the Paris and New York Book Festivals. In 2010, Manifest Destiny was honored as the Independent Book of the Year. All three of the books are regulars on Amazon's Top 100 Best Seller List for political fiction.

Robinson is a contributor for the Daily Caller, One New England and Northern Kentucky Magazine.

A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Rick currently practices law in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky as a partner with the law firm of Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP. Rick, and his wife Linda, live in Ft. Mitchell with their three children, Josh, Zach and MacKenzie.