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Incumbent Frosty Lockwood and former president Franklin Mallory contest the last presidential election of the century amid increasingly compromising reports of the involvement of both in the death of the Arab world's spiritual leader. The race is intensified by intelligence officers who are tasked with uncovering the truth about the incident. The story unfolds in a world where politics and religion intertwine, and the stakes are higher than ever as the future of the United States hangs in the balance.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Charles McCarry
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