Unpunished [Kindle Edition]

William Peter Grasso (Author)

Book Description

Congressman. Presidential candidate. Murderer.

Unpunished is a tale of murder, ambition, corruption, and the redemptive power of love. Leonard Pilcher, a scion of entitlement and privilege, is a congressman, presidential candidate...and a murderer. As an American pilot interned in Sweden during WWII, he kills one of his own crewmen and gets away with it, without suspicion. Two people have witnessed the murder--American airman Joe Gelardi and his secret Swedish lover, Pola Nilsson-MacLeish--but they cannot speak out without paying a devastating price. Tormented by their guilt and separated by a vast ocean after the war, Joe and Pola maintain the silence that haunts them both...until 1960, when Congressman Pilcher's campaign for his party's nomination for president gains momentum. As he dons the guise of war hero, one female reporter, anxious to break into the "boy's club" of TV news, fights to uncover the truth against the far-reaching power of the Pilcher family's wealth, power that can do any wrong it chooses--even kill--and remain unpunished. Just as the nomination seems within Pilcher's grasp, Pola reappears to enlist Joe's help in finally exposing Pilcher for the criminal he really is. As the passion of their wartime romance rekindles, they must struggle to bring Pilcher down before becoming his next victims.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

A lifelong student of history and lover of alternative historical fiction, William Peter Grasso’s novels explore the concept of “change one thing...and watch what happens.” The results are works of fiction in which the actual people and historical events are weaved into a seamless and entertaining narrative with the imagined. Retired from the aircraft maintenance industry, William Peter Grasso is a veteran of the US Army and served in Operation Desert Storm as a flight crew member with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). These days, he confines his aviation activities to building and flying radio-controlled model aircraft. On the heels of his popular debut novel, East Wind Returns, Unpunished takes us on another fast-paced ride through war, love, politics, and murder.

Product Details

• File Size: 595 KB
• Print Length: 444 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1466451254
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005Q136YU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,812 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, with more sharp twists and exhilarating turns than a mountain road. 5 stars! February 20, 2012

By Good Book Alert

Format:Kindle Edition

I wanted Pilcher dead by page 18, so the author did a good job of making him hateable. But there were no purely good characters or purely bad ones. This was exceedingly well written, keeping me captivated and dying to keep reading, even if it was late and I was dead tired. The sex between Pola and Joe was red hot, the dialogue was funny, yet spot on, and the characterizations were so complex that the main characters were more real than the people I spoke to today. I was surprised sometimes by the plot twists, when the author took the book in an unexpected, exciting direction. By the time I neared the end, I wasn't sure if Pilcher was going to end up punished or unpunished, as the title of the book implies. My one regret was that all the adult characters were very self-serving, thinking of their own interests first instead of what was morally right. But I have to admit, the characters were more believable because of this.

Note: A Free Review copy was provided by the author.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars War and Politics Take Front Stage April 19, 2012

By George F. Greenwald

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

A very well written novel with gripping character and plot development. With the events taking place over a span of nearly 20 years, it is almost two distinct novels involving the same characters.

It would be "criminal" to reveal any portion of the plot. The book was so engrossing that I could not put it down until I found out what happened, yet the plot and characters were so interesting that I also did not want the book to end. Splendid job of writing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific July 14, 2012

By Chris Truscott

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I had no idea what to expect when I bought Unpunished.

What I ended up getting was a fast-paced story that taught me something I didn't know (regarding Sweden's role in WWII) ... characters I really enjoyed ... and a thrilling race to try and stop a killer before he can get himself elected president.

Enjoyed it so much that I immediately bought and read East Wind Returns, which I also loved!

More About the Author

History is a parade of chance outcomes, influenced by any number of natural forces and human whims. As a lifelong student of history and lover of alternative historical fiction, William Peter Grasso's novels explore the concept "change one thing...and watch what happens." The results are works of fiction in which the actual people and historical events are weaved into a seamless and entertaining narrative with the imagined.

Retired from the aircraft maintenance industry, William Peter Grasso is a veteran of the US Army and served in Operation Desert Storm as a flight crew member with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). These days, he confines his aviation activities to building and flying radio-controlled model aircraft.

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