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Hunt has excelled himself with this excellent thriller. America's first female president is subject to an extraordinary case of blackmail - the ending will surprise. The fact that Hunt has brings such a sense of realism to the story should not surprise anybody.

Afterall Hunt is no stranger to the subject matter of his book. During his career as a spy he has been accused of being a blackmailer and Presidential assassin - true or not - these leave him well qualified to write about the murky intrigues of Presidential politics

After reading the book jacket, I was excited by the prospect of the story. But after starting into the book, I kept hoping that the next chapter would bring some excitement.

Generally if I get to the halfway point of a book and am bored, I put the book down. But in this instance, I kept going, holding out hope for a great ending.

I was disappointed all around. The ending was anything but exciting and the characters were flat. What was Steve Bentley's motivation (as a big city tax attorney) to do the illegal cover-ups for the Senator? Who knows......

I won't waste time on any more Hunt books.

Bought this in the airport and although I got through it, it wasn't very interesting. I didn't care one wit about any of the characters. It was written so unemotionally, you didn't get to know any of them. Allison, one of the main characters and presidential nominee-to- be, was written as totally stupid and useless without Steve Bentley, the voice of the book and her lawyer/lover. Completely unbelieveable that she was remotely capable of being a senator let alone a presidential candidate. Worse, Hunt didn't even give the pleasure of a twist ending. It's only surprise was that Hunt DIDN'T try to make it anything other than UTTERLY PREDICTABLE. I also agree with a previous review: If I had to hear one more time what they ate for dinner or about the martinis they drank, I was gonna puke. Totally vapid characterizations and writing style. I just plain didn't care so.... A snooze.

I was blown away by how interesting a story this was! It was a real page turner...keeping me turning the pages for half the night until I finished it!

I am an avid mystery reader who can usually figure out "who did it" before I'm halfway through, but this book was one of the best I've read in years...the twists and turns kept me wondering until the conclusion!

I purchased this paperback at the airport, hoping to have a great read on a long flight. Did not happen.

I had very high hopes for this book. I had never read the author's work before, but the storyline sounded wonderful.

I did not really care for the characters at all. Of course the relationship between the two main characters was so utterly predictable and totally boring. If the author described one more meal between these two, I was going to ask the pilot to open the door to let me out.

I cannot recommend this one.

This is one of the best books I've read in ages! Hadn't read anything by this author before, but will again!

Fast paced action with plenty of interesting twists and turns...it had me guessing until the very end!

Great style! Great book!

Isn't anyone going to point out that Hunt was the leader of the team that bugged the Democratic National Committee Headquarters on June 17th 1972? Or that at the time he was working for the Nixon White House as a "plumber", plugging leaks for a paranoid administration? Or that Hunt worked for the CIA, recruiting Cuban exiles and training them for not only the Bay of Pigs invasion, but for any number of plots to assassinate Castro? Don't you people pay attention?