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Capitol Conspiracy: A Novel Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345487568
ISBN: 0345487567
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-01-15
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Product Release Date: 2008-01-15
Studio: Ballantine Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345487568
ISBN: 0345487567
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-01-15
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Product Release Date: 2008-01-15
Studio: Ballantine Books
Editorial Review of Capitol Conspiracy: A Novel
Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid has found himself smack in the middle of more than a few controversies and deadly predicaments–and the unexpected leap from his modest Tulsa law offices to Washington, D.C.’s Senate chamber hasn’t taken the edge off Ben’s knack for stepping into the line of fire. Now the idealistic junior senator is plunged into the thick of lethal intrigue when a shocking campaign of terror against key government officials rocks the nation’s capital.
The nightmare begins with the abduction and murder of the director of Homeland Security; escalates with the killing of the Senate minority leader, who is felled in his office by an envelope laced with weaponized poison; and comes to a shattering climax at the site of the Oklahoma City Memorial, where a fusillade of sniper fire meant for the president claims unintended victims. In all, twelve people perish in the melee, while Ben himself narrowly escapes a car-bomb blast that leaves his best friend, Tulsa cop Mike Morelli, comatose. But the smoke has barely cleared when the stunned nation is sent reeling yet again by the president’s impassioned call to amend the U.S. Constitution with an antiterrorism law that would drastically curtail civil liberties.
It’s a hot-button issue guaranteed to bitterly divide the Beltway and the country. The chief executive has handpicked Ben to help harvest the support that will make the amendment a reality. Shaken by the carnage,
Ben embraces the president’s radical cause, and alongside unlikely new political allies he takes the battle for the controversial bill to the Senate floor. But he can’t ignore his growing suspicion that what’s haunting Capitol Hill isn’t the specter of foreign terrorism but something much closer to home. Now, with his ever-resourceful chief of staff–his wife, Christina–and along with his support team backing his play, Ben sets squares off against what could be the most dangerous Goliath he’s ever challenged.
Capitol Conspiracy is a bravura William Bernhardt performance–bursting into action on the very first page, and crackling with breathless suspense, sharp wit, crafty twists, and timely thrills clear through to the last.
The nightmare begins with the abduction and murder of the director of Homeland Security; escalates with the killing of the Senate minority leader, who is felled in his office by an envelope laced with weaponized poison; and comes to a shattering climax at the site of the Oklahoma City Memorial, where a fusillade of sniper fire meant for the president claims unintended victims. In all, twelve people perish in the melee, while Ben himself narrowly escapes a car-bomb blast that leaves his best friend, Tulsa cop Mike Morelli, comatose. But the smoke has barely cleared when the stunned nation is sent reeling yet again by the president’s impassioned call to amend the U.S. Constitution with an antiterrorism law that would drastically curtail civil liberties.
It’s a hot-button issue guaranteed to bitterly divide the Beltway and the country. The chief executive has handpicked Ben to help harvest the support that will make the amendment a reality. Shaken by the carnage,
Ben embraces the president’s radical cause, and alongside unlikely new political allies he takes the battle for the controversial bill to the Senate floor. But he can’t ignore his growing suspicion that what’s haunting Capitol Hill isn’t the specter of foreign terrorism but something much closer to home. Now, with his ever-resourceful chief of staff–his wife, Christina–and along with his support team backing his play, Ben sets squares off against what could be the most dangerous Goliath he’s ever challenged.
Capitol Conspiracy is a bravura William Bernhardt performance–bursting into action on the very first page, and crackling with breathless suspense, sharp wit, crafty twists, and timely thrills clear through to the last.
Customer Reviews of Capitol Conspiracy: A Novel
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Bad writing, good reading
Review:
"Capitol Conspiracy" delivers more gratuitous and graphic violence than any Ludlum
novel, more explicit and kinky sex than a soap opera, and a greater concentration
of traitors (to nation, office, party, and spouse) than I've ever encountered, all
in a fast paced, totally unbelievable plot.
The protagonist is flat, with an apparent IQ of 80 in some chapters, and 150 in
others. There is no clue to the main villain before the final confrontation.
In movie form, there could be six, equally believable alternative endings.
Even so, I might read or listen to another volume of the series.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Reading
Review: This was the first book by this author I have read. I really enjoyed it & will read more.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Written to make a political point
Review: I got to page 82 and decided I already knew where this book was going, and didn't want to go there with it. All this is is a story made up to try and make the reader fearful of what conservatives will do if there's another terror attack. Bernhardt tries to suggest that conservatives want to get rid of all our civil rights in the interest of providing security. This is just more perpetuation of a myth that liberals have tried hard to pin on conservatives ever since the Patriot Act was passed by both conservatives and liberals. Stay away from this book unless you like stories that promote political and cultural stereotypes.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Does Freedom Hurt America In Its Time Of Need?
Review: With all that is happening in the world around us, the plot of this book is not too far-fetched. It is easily believable that the President and others in political office could be attacked for the stances they have taken. Bernhardt invites the reader to ask themselves how far we should all go in order to protect our freedoms. Is it worth giving them up to speed the process of prosecution or should we never mess with the basic doctrine of the constitution?
A political web is spun around this story as you follow Senator Kincaid. As usual he finds himself in the middle of the controversy. And once again Ben goes against the grain. But this time he goes against everyone dear to him.
For those who love the storylines involving the other characters besides Kincaid, you may be disappointed. This book focuses mainly on the Senator as he attempts to forge the nation's ideals in a time of tragedy.
Don't let that dissuade you; this is definitely worth the read. Bernhardt fills the story with his flair for twists. You'll enjoy the ending. Moreover you'll wonder how you would have voted on the proposed Constitutional Amendment. After all it may be closer to your future than you think.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A real page turner
Review: The head of Homeland Security is missing and a Senator has been killed with ricin poisoning - and his last words were: "Oklahoma City."
Meanwhile, on the anniversary of the bombing, tragedy has once again struck Oklahoma City. At a memorial service, shots are fired and the First Lady is killed along with several Senators and Secret Service men. Now, only four days after the shooting, the President is pressuring the remaining Senator from Oklahoma to support a bill that repeals the Bill of Rights in a time of national emergency. This amendment, if passed, would in effect put total control of civil rights into the hands of a Security Council headed by one person.
Ben Kincaid, the junior Senator from Oklahoma, was at the scene during the attack and his best friend now lays in a coma after saving Ben's life and that of the President. With that as his driving force, Ben agrees to support the amendment, however, his chief of staff (who is also his wife) is dead set against this proposed bill. As opposing factors to the amendment line up for battle, not everyone is convinced the attack was by foreign terrorists working alone. There are too many things pointing to help from an inside source - someone inside the government.
While Ben is making speeches and appearing before committees promoting the amendment, his wife Christine, begins her own investigation into this latest attack at Oklahoma City. Emotions and suspicious are tossed out like nets and every government agency has its own agenda in the investigations and in the outcome of the President's proposed amendment.
The story takes you from the glitz and glitter of Washington elite to the darkest and dirtiest side of the nation's Capitol: blackmail, adultery, murder and children sold for sex. In this power-engorged city, the lust for more power knows no boundaries.
This political thriller is fast-paced and intense with surprises blasting away at what you thought you had figured out.
Armchair Interviews says: Bernhardt is a master of his craft and this most recent, Capitol Conspiracy may just be his best yet.
Review Summary: Bad writing, good reading
Review:
"Capitol Conspiracy" delivers more gratuitous and graphic violence than any Ludlum
novel, more explicit and kinky sex than a soap opera, and a greater concentration
of traitors (to nation, office, party, and spouse) than I've ever encountered, all
in a fast paced, totally unbelievable plot.
The protagonist is flat, with an apparent IQ of 80 in some chapters, and 150 in
others. There is no clue to the main villain before the final confrontation.
In movie form, there could be six, equally believable alternative endings.
Even so, I might read or listen to another volume of the series.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Reading
Review: This was the first book by this author I have read. I really enjoyed it & will read more.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Written to make a political point
Review: I got to page 82 and decided I already knew where this book was going, and didn't want to go there with it. All this is is a story made up to try and make the reader fearful of what conservatives will do if there's another terror attack. Bernhardt tries to suggest that conservatives want to get rid of all our civil rights in the interest of providing security. This is just more perpetuation of a myth that liberals have tried hard to pin on conservatives ever since the Patriot Act was passed by both conservatives and liberals. Stay away from this book unless you like stories that promote political and cultural stereotypes.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Does Freedom Hurt America In Its Time Of Need?
Review: With all that is happening in the world around us, the plot of this book is not too far-fetched. It is easily believable that the President and others in political office could be attacked for the stances they have taken. Bernhardt invites the reader to ask themselves how far we should all go in order to protect our freedoms. Is it worth giving them up to speed the process of prosecution or should we never mess with the basic doctrine of the constitution?
A political web is spun around this story as you follow Senator Kincaid. As usual he finds himself in the middle of the controversy. And once again Ben goes against the grain. But this time he goes against everyone dear to him.
For those who love the storylines involving the other characters besides Kincaid, you may be disappointed. This book focuses mainly on the Senator as he attempts to forge the nation's ideals in a time of tragedy.
Don't let that dissuade you; this is definitely worth the read. Bernhardt fills the story with his flair for twists. You'll enjoy the ending. Moreover you'll wonder how you would have voted on the proposed Constitutional Amendment. After all it may be closer to your future than you think.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A real page turner
Review: The head of Homeland Security is missing and a Senator has been killed with ricin poisoning - and his last words were: "Oklahoma City."
Meanwhile, on the anniversary of the bombing, tragedy has once again struck Oklahoma City. At a memorial service, shots are fired and the First Lady is killed along with several Senators and Secret Service men. Now, only four days after the shooting, the President is pressuring the remaining Senator from Oklahoma to support a bill that repeals the Bill of Rights in a time of national emergency. This amendment, if passed, would in effect put total control of civil rights into the hands of a Security Council headed by one person.
Ben Kincaid, the junior Senator from Oklahoma, was at the scene during the attack and his best friend now lays in a coma after saving Ben's life and that of the President. With that as his driving force, Ben agrees to support the amendment, however, his chief of staff (who is also his wife) is dead set against this proposed bill. As opposing factors to the amendment line up for battle, not everyone is convinced the attack was by foreign terrorists working alone. There are too many things pointing to help from an inside source - someone inside the government.
While Ben is making speeches and appearing before committees promoting the amendment, his wife Christine, begins her own investigation into this latest attack at Oklahoma City. Emotions and suspicious are tossed out like nets and every government agency has its own agenda in the investigations and in the outcome of the President's proposed amendment.
The story takes you from the glitz and glitter of Washington elite to the darkest and dirtiest side of the nation's Capitol: blackmail, adultery, murder and children sold for sex. In this power-engorged city, the lust for more power knows no boundaries.
This political thriller is fast-paced and intense with surprises blasting away at what you thought you had figured out.
Armchair Interviews says: Bernhardt is a master of his craft and this most recent, Capitol Conspiracy may just be his best yet.