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Chargement... Traces de poudrepar Richard North Patterson
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 | concentration going because life kept getting in the way and also because this is one of those books that you have to pay close attention to from beginning to end. It's a political novel, fiction, but acclaimed by folks like Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy as being very close to the way things really get done in Washington. It was rather daunting to see that the first three pages consisted of a cast of characters. Trying to keep them all straight was a real chore until I got into the story enough to put personalities behind all the names. This is a novel of gun violence and the mucky political waters that surround trying to pass laws for gun control. I found some flaws in this book, not the least of which is that there is just too damn many people in it to have to keep straight. It also all takes place over the course of only a few months, and as we all know, nothing happens that quickly in Washington. I was also fascinated trying to plug real politicos into the slots created by Patterson. It was an interesting book, getting much more engrossing and gripping towards the end. And all of the loose ends weren't wrapped up neatly and tied with a bow, which struck me as much more realistic than fictional. (  ) madamejeanie | Sep 21, 2008 |  ) firebird013 | Aug 25, 2008 | Be prepared for the slow start; hang on for the strong finish. In Balance of Power, Richard North Patterson weaves a political tale of intrigue, guns, money, tort reform, backroom deals and ethically-challenged lawyers. Painstaking research, personal experience as a trial lawyer and a detailed understanding of the contemporary Washington scene arm the author with enough ammunition to create a compelling, believable tale of special-interests politics in Washington, D. C. Do not pick this novel up unless you are willing to experience the reasons our elected representatives often fail to legislate the general public’s bidding. (  ) PointedPundit | Mar 31, 2008 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieKerry Kilcannon (3) Distinctions
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Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:Richard North Pattersonâ??s masterful portrayals of law and politics at the apex of power have made him one of our most important writers of popular fiction. Combining a compelling narrative, exhaustive research, and a sophisticated grasp of contemporary society, his bestselling novels bring explosive social problems to vivid life through characters who are richly imagined and intensely real. Now in Balance of Power Patterson confronts one of Americaâ??s most inflammatory issuesâ??the terrible toll of gun violence. President Kerry Kilcannon and his fiancée, television journalist Lara Costello, have at last decided to marry. But their wedding is followed by a massacre of innocents in a lethal burst of gunfire, challenging their marriage and his presidency in ways so shattering and indelibly personal that Kilcannon vows to eradicate gun violence and crush the most powerful lobby in Washingtonâ??the Sons of the Second Amendment (SSA). Allied with the Presidentâ??s most determined rival, the resourceful and relentless Senate Majority Leader Frank Fasano, the SSA declares all-out war on Kerry Kilcannon, deploying its arsenal of money, intimidation, and secret dealings to eviscerate Kilcannonâ??s crusadeâ??and, it hopes, destroy his presidency. This ignites a high-stakes game of politics and legal maneuvering in the Senate, the courtroom, and across the country, which the charismatic but untested young President is determined to win at any cost. But in the incendiary clash over gun violence and gun rights, the cost to both Kilcannons may be even higher than he imagined. And others in the crossfire may also pay the price: the idealistic lawyer who has taken on the gun industry; the embattled CEO of Americaâ??s leading gun maker; the war-hero senator caught between conflicting ambitions; the female senator whose career is at risk; and the grief-stricken young woman fighting to emerge from the shadow of her sister, the First Lady. The insidious ways money corrodes democracy and corrupts elected officials . . . the visceral debate between gun-rights and gun-control advocates . . . the bitter legal conflict between gun companies and the victims of gun violence . . . a ratings-driven media that both manipulates and is manipulatedâ??Richard North Patterson weaves these engrossing themes into an epic novel that moves us with its f Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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