The Race - Softcover

Patterson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447249666 ISBN 13: 9781447249665

Publisher: Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

Corey Gracea handsome and charismatic Republican senator from Ohiois plunged by an act of terrorism into a fierce presidential primary battle with the favorite of the party establishment and a magnetic leader of the Christian right. A decorated Gulf War pilot, Grace insists on voting his own conscience rather than the party line, and this stubborn independencetogether with his growing romance with Lexie Hart, an African-American movie starhas earned him a reputation as an unpredictable iconoclast. But Grace is still haunted by a tragic mistake buried deep in his past, and now his integrity will be put to the test in this most brutal of political contests, in which nothing in his past or present life is off-limits. A vivid and sometimes frightening depiction of contemporary power politics, The Race culminates in a deadlocked and febrile party convention where Grace must resolve the conflict between his feelings for Lexie and his presidential ambitionsand decide just who and what he is willing to sacrifice.Corey Gracea handsome and charismatic Republican senator from Ohiois plunged by an act of terrorism into a fierce presidential primary battle with the favorite of the party establishment and a magnetic leader of the Christian right. A decorated Gulf War pilot, Grace insists on voting his own conscience rather than the party line, and this stubborn independencetogether with his growing romance with Lexie Hart, an African-American movie starhas earned him a reputation as an unpredictable iconoclast. But Grace is still haunted by a tragic mistake buried deep in his past, and now his integrity will be put to the test in this most brutal of political contests, in which nothing in his past or present life is off-limits

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From the Back Cover:

"An electrifying page-turner."―Seattle Post-Intelligencer

He's a decorated Gulf War pilot. A fashion plate. A ladies' man. An independent thinker who speaks his mind and never takes no for an answer. The only thing Americans can expect from Corey Grace is the unexpected...

"PATTERSON HAS REDEFINED HIMSELF AS A WRITER WILLING TO TAKE RISKS."―USA TODAY

Love him or hate him, the country can't wait to see how this charismatic white senator from Ohio―who now has fallen in love with black movie star Lexie Hart―will perform in the most brutal of political contests. Will Grace endure in spite of his controversial lifestyle, and a tragic mistake buried deep in his past? Or will he perish under pressure―from players on both sides of the party line? Nothing and no one in Grace's life is off-limits once the race begins. Now the only thing this candidate has to lose is...everything.

"Absorbing and suspenseful."―Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Richard North Patterson is the author of fourteen previous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson served as the SEC's liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform, and women's rights. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1447249666
• ISBN 13: 9781447249665
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 466