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'Dl^ile noiany other writers only cU?ieam of achieving greatnesSjMark Costelio's %ork should have been born with the words "»Great American Novel'' stamped on the front.' The Economist^ Books of the Year
Mark Costello^s kaleidoscopic novel weaves together the stories of three people who guard the life of the Vice President of the United States.
Their problems multiply when their chief, Felker, realizes that he is better at planning attacks than foiling them, and disappears. While the team struggles to protect the V.P. and discover the whereabouts of their most dangerous threat, they must also contend with their unravelling personal lives.
With Felker on the loose, the election just days away and family traumas abounding, Costello seamlessly interlaces the team's burgeoning troubles. Big ^juggles assassination threats with school runs, and political victories with growing personal crises. It is a gripping, giddying, utterly original novel that will exhilarate and unnerve its... Tovább

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'Dl^ile noiany other writers only cU?ieam of achieving greatnesSjMark Costelio's %ork should have been born with the words "»Great American Novel'' stamped on the front.' The Economist^ Books of the Year
Mark Costello^s kaleidoscopic novel weaves together the stories of three people who guard the life of the Vice President of the United States.
Their problems multiply when their chief, Felker, realizes that he is better at planning attacks than foiling them, and disappears. While the team struggles to protect the V.P. and discover the whereabouts of their most dangerous threat, they must also contend with their unravelling personal lives.
With Felker on the loose, the election just days away and family traumas abounding, Costello seamlessly interlaces the team's burgeoning troubles. Big ^juggles assassination threats with school runs, and political victories with growing personal crises. It is a gripping, giddying, utterly original novel that will exhilarate and unnerve its readers in equal measure.
'Mark Gostello's fine second novefc. should further convince readers that it was a happy day when he decided to stop prosecuting individual criminals and instead put all of America in the dock.' Guardian
'A triumphant second novel.' Independent
'Outstanding a masterly performance.' Sunday Times
'It offers aU the hi-tech thrills of an episode of 24 with dialogue worthy of The Soprhnos.' Independent on Sunday Vissza