Presidential emergency
In three days, Thack Forbes, a political strategist and former presidential aide, will accompany Joseph Hamilton, President of the United States on an official visit to the People's Republic of China. As he prepares to join Hamilton at his Georgia retreat, Forbes receives an urgent call from th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dutton,
c1978.
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Summary: | In three days, Thack Forbes, a political strategist and former presidential aide, will accompany Joseph Hamilton, President of the United States on an official visit to the People's Republic of China. As he prepares to join Hamilton at his Georgia retreat, Forbes receives an urgent call from the vice-president ordering him to Washington. A retired judge - friend and confidant of the president - overhearing details of the trip, accompanies Forbes to LaGuardia to report his fears about the president's plans and his sanity. A brutal murder follows, and as Forbes boards the Eastern Shuttle, he is tracked by a sinister figure. In the V.P.'s office, Forbes learns of the president's intentions. If true, the consequences will be staggering. Soon the beleaguered Forbes will be pitted against intelligence agent Coombes, an old Burma hand, to stop Hamilton at any cost. A beautiful woman gives solace and a lethal dose... a Los Angeles connection turns up with a copy of the incriminating letter... a presidential election brings a startling climax. |
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| Physical Description: | 292 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0525183256 : |