William Bernhardt
Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid has found himself smack in the middle of more than a few controversies and deadly predicamentsâ€“and the unexpected leap from his modest Tulsa law offices to Washington, D.C.â€™s Senate chamber hasnâ€™t taken the edge off Benâ€™s knack for stepping into the line of fire. Now the idealistic junior senator is plunged into the thick of lethal intrigue when a shocking campaign of terror against key government officials rocks the nationâ€™s capital.,The nightmare begins with the abduction and murder of the director of Homeland Security; escalates with the killing of the Senate minority leader, who is felled in his office by an envelope laced with weaponized poison; and comes to a shattering climax at the site of the Oklahoma City Memorial, where a fusillade of sniper fire meant for the president claims unintended victims. In all, twelve people perish in the melee, while Ben himself narrowly escapes a car-bomb blast that leaves his best friend, Tulsa cop Mike Morelli, comatose. But the smoke has barely cleared when the stunned nation is sent reeling yet again by the presidentâ€™s impassioned call to amend the U.S. Constitution with an antiterrorism law that would drastically curtail civil liberties.,Itâ€™s a hot-button issue guaranteed to bitterly divide the Beltway and the country. The chief executive has handpicked Ben to help harvest the support that will make the amendment a reality. Shaken by the carnage, ,Ben embraces the presidentâ€™s radical cause, and alongside unlikely new political allies he takes the battle for the controversial bill to the Senate floor. But he canâ€™t ignore his growing suspicion that whatâ€™s haunting Capitol Hill isnâ€™t the specter of foreign terrorism but something much closer to home. Now, with his ever-resourceful chief of staffâ€“his wife, Christinaâ€“and along with his support team backing his play, Ben sets squares off against what could be the most dangerous Goliath heâ€™s ever challenged.,Capitol Conspiracy is a bravura William Bernhardt performanceâ€“bursting into action on the very first page, and crackling with breathless suspense, sharp wit, crafty twists, and timely thrills clear through to the last.,From the Hardcover edition.
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Capitol Conspiracy