Three weeks before a crucial senatorial election, a man is gunned down, execution-style, in a D.C. office. The police are quick to call it a case of robbery gone bad, but Frank Miles suspects something more sinister behind the murder of his business partner.
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Drawing on his experience as a high-profile media consultant, first-time author Ellis spins a potent political thriller that deftly conveys the superficiality and shrewdness of life on Capitol Hill. When renowned image-maker Frank Miles is hired to wage a no-holds-barred advertising blitz for Mel Merdock, a senatorial candidate with deep pockets and few morals, Frank's primary concern is to win the race, even if his client isn't the best man for the job. Three weeks prior to election day, Frank's longtime business partner and friend, Woody, is murdered during what appears to be a botched robbery. Unable to shake the feeling that Woody's death was no accident and aware of the considerable enemies his sometimes sleazy media schemes have earned him, Frank does some investigating of his own and uncovers a shocking trail of corruption that leads all the way to the White House. Ellis writes in crisp, punchy prose, mirrored by the novel's short, sound bite-like chapters, which are skillfully woven to form an absorbing narrative. A side story involving a romance between Frank and an associate is a pleasing touch, and Ellis's painstaking attention to character development, pacing and detail will ensure that this hard-hitting debut will leave conspiracy buffs hungering for more. (Aug.)Forecast: The book's plain, dark cover won't catch a browser's eye, but print advertising in USA Today and the Washington Post will help generate respectable sales for this debut thriller.
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In his savvy and stunningly suspenseful first novel, Robert Ellis combines his insider's knowledge of political machinations with the breakneck pacing, intricate, compelling plot, and complex characters one would expect from a well-seasoned writer.
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A Great Vacation Book!,
By Kevin A. Feeley (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Access To Power (Paperback)
Damn that Robert Ellis! I read Access to Power on the recommendation of a friend, and I couldn't put the book down until I finished it. Which is great, except that it kept me up until 4 o'clock on a Monday morning, which made me useless for work that day. Access to Power is the best thriller I've read since the heyday of Robert Ludlum. The novel shows a real sophistication about Washington politics, and it's a first-rate murder mystery besides. Ellis writes in short, compelling chapters that make the book really easy to read -- and almost impossible to stop reading! This is a great book for a vacation or a long trip. If you like mysteries, it will hook you right from the start, and you'll enjoy a great roller-coast ride as the plot winds along to the surprise ending. A great beach book!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Best Hit Man Ever,
By Jay Stanton (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Access To Power (Paperback)
I really dug this book. As Frank Miles runs a senate campaign and investigates his best friend's murder, George Raymond haunts Washington DC trying to cover his tracks and multiple murders. But Raymond has a few hangups, as I guess most anyone who kills people for a living would. He has this thing for self-help tapes and listens to them in his car. George Raymond is an unbelievably great character and redefines bad guys for all time. I'll never forget this incredible person. While he scared the blank out of me, there's a hint of humor in the guy. At times I thought I could hear the author laughing in the background. Robert Ellis's Access to Power would make a great movie. I can't believe I found this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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What Grisham is to law, Ellis is to politicsAs a political professional, I can tell you, it is hard to find a newscast or an article, much less a novel, that accurately portrays what it is like to be inside of a high-pressure campaign. Robert Ellis' book does that and more. It is page turning thriller that seems to be ripped from the most recent tawdry scandals of the Beltway. Scummy candidates, immoral media types, souless aides...it's all here. Almost as much fun as discovering the resolve is seeing if you can guess which real life politicians his characters are based on. Mr. Ellis is an insider. And it shows. Access to Power is the best plane, beach, weekend read you'll have this year.
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