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Presidential Deal A Novel
Author: Les Standiford

Les Standiford, whom James Ellroy has hailed as "the unassailable newkingpin of the South Florida crime novel," serves up his most ambitious,irresistible tale yet. Presidential Deal propels buildingcontractor/sleuth John Deal into the center of a national crisis--theabduction of the First Lady--and drives him to levels of heroism andingen... more »uity remarkable even for him. As Deal sits uncomfortably in aMiami hotel, preparing to accept an award whose notoriety he'd just assoon avoid, chaos erupts. A bomb explodes on a plane at MiamiInternational Airport. Then, before Deal's eyes, terrorists interruptthe awards ceremony with machine-gun fire. As the assembled dignitariesfall under a shower of bullets, Deal grabs the ceremony's emcee, LindaBarnes Sheldon, wife of the President, and escapes. But Deal'sspontaneous bravery plays into the hand of a suavely masterful madman,and he and the First Lady are taken captive. In a thrilling plotthat unfolds against the backdrop of a storm-tossed Caribbean, Deal andLinda Sheldon must struggle to escape the clutches of their captor, aonetime U.S. operative in Central America who now harbors a deadlyhatred for his former employers. At the same time, Vernon Driscoll,Deal's old friend and ex-Metro-Dade homicide detective, uncoversevidence of unthinkable treachery behind Deal's disappearance, evidencethat points to the very highest levels of our government. Addevotees of Les Standiford's work will expect, Presidential Dealexcels on several fronts. Its plotting is both intricate andpyrotechnic, its prose is gritty yet lyrical, and its characters aresimultaneously quirky and convincing. Throughout PresidentialDeal, Standiford shines a piercing light into humanity's deepestrealms, where both friendship and betrayal, and cowardice and heroism,are spawned. Praise for Deal on Ice"In the steamy literary sleaze of South Florida that's hometo Elmore Leonard, Paul Levine, James Hall, Edna Buchanan, and CarlHiaasen, there's no smoother or more substantial crime novelist thanMiami's Les Standiford...In the fourth and most sophisticated of his Deal thrillers, Standiford once again packs maximum mayhem per page...butStandiford never stops there, and by now he's expert at elevatingthrillers into art."

--San Francisco Chronicle (Editor'sRecommended Title) " A tremendously scary and enjoyable ride...willlure a lot of new fans into Standiford's world and will immensely pleasethose who already feel at home there."

--MiamiHerald"Excellent...John Deal jumps in with both fistsswinging."

--Seattle Times"Florida is a state loaded withtalented mystery writers, but Standiford is the best of thelot."

--Detroit Free Press"A top-notchthriller."

--Chicago Tribune"Count on Les Standiford to heap on humor and drama in his wonderful novels featuring South Florida antihero John Deal."

--Washington Post

ISBN-13: 9780060186555
ISBN-10: 0060186550
Publication Date: 8/1998
Pages: 290
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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