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No Way to Treat a First Lady
No Way to Treat a First Lady
Author: Christopher Buckley
Elizabeth Tyler MacMann, the First Lady of the United States, has been charged with killing her philandering husband, the President of the United States. In the midst of a bedroom spat, she allegedly hurled a historic Paul Revere spittoon at him, with tragic results. The attorney general has no choice but to put the First Lady on trial for assas...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375758751
ISBN-10: 0375758755
Publication Date: 10/14/2003
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 57 ratings
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Satiric account of a white house scandal reminding us of the Clinton era - funny, part thriller, light and enjoyable.
reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was a fun vacation read and a pretty entertaining send-up on politics, media, and the law.
reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Buckley is the best, and this effort doesn't dissapoint. His razor sharp wit and smart take on Washington are legendary, and make for a wonderful read.
Barry1776 avatar reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 72 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Hilarious!!
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Helpful Score: 1
a novel which is legal thriller/political humor and wickedly funny about sexual excesses
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 reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 43 more book reviews
This book is a very witty satire that looks at the legal system and the media. I loved the "What if" aspect of the First Lady on trial for accidentally killing her husband after he cheated on her in the Lincoln bedroom and now being brought in the Trial of the Millennium, she has to prove that she did not assassinate the President! It reminded me not only of the Clinton error, but also the media mayhem of the O.J. Simpson trial.
candieb avatar reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 239 more book reviews
Given the current political crap going on, this was really nice... sometimes you hear that fact is funnier than fiction, but I dunno, this was very very funny. Buckley is probably the best political satire fiction writer I've ever had the pleasure of reading.

The sad part? I can totally see some of these things happening for real - *laugh*
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed No Way to Treat a First Lady on + 472 more book reviews
First Lady, Elizabeth Tyler MacMann, is charged with killing her philandering husband after he is found dead in bed. It so happens that earlier that evening he had spent time in bed with his mistress, Babette. After a bedroom fight, the First Lady allegedly hurled a spittoon at him, with tragic results, or were they? Beth is put on trial for assassinating the president. She hires "Shameless" Baylor, her former boyfriend as her attorney. As the story twists and turns it gets funnier and more entertaining. What's to become of the First Lady? Is she really the killer or has she been set-up?

This is first-rate humor from an author who knows how to entertain his readers and keep them begging for more. highly recommended.
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Political mystery, good characterization.


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