Absolute Power

Author: David Baldacci

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Price : 17.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780330545143
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Imprint : Pan Books
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Weight (g) : 0.41
Publication date : 01 October 2011
Dimensions : 197mm X 130mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 17.99
Availability date : 01 April 2012
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Product Type : books

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Author : David Baldacci
Bind : Paperback
Edition : Reprints
Pages : 576
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9780330545143

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'Accomplished and amazing - one of the hottest reads around' DAILY MAIL Set in Washington D.C., this fascinating thriller of unparalleled suspense dares to explore an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy: a vicious murder involving the US President and a cover-up orchestrared by his zealously loyal Chief of Staff and the Secret Service. But, unknown to the President and his lackeys, one unlikely witness saw everything.Trapped behind a two-way mirror in a country house in Maryland, Luther Whitney, a professional burglar, witnesses an event that destroys his faith in justice. By the time he escapes, pursued by two Secret Service agents, a young woman has been sexually assaulted, then shot dead. And a breathtaking cover-up has been set in motion.

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Reviews

'Baldacci's prose is fluent and amazing ...this book is sure to make a killing' - THE TIMES 'A high-octane legal thriller. An almost Shakespearian study in the nature of evil - horror in its purest form' - SPECTATOR