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Type
Novel
Narrative Type
Fiction
Features
Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
ISBN
9780345450173
Book Title
Balance of Power
Item Length
9.5in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
2003
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.8in
Author
Richard North Patterson
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Thrillers / General, Legal, Thrillers / Suspense, Political
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
34.2 Oz
Number of Pages
624 Pages

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Product Information

Richard North Patterson's masterful portrayals of law and politics at the apex of power have made him one of our most important writers of popular fiction. Combining a compelling narrative, exhaustive research, and a sophisticated grasp of contemporary society, his bestselling novels bring explosive social problems to vivid life through characters who are richly imagined and intensely real. Now inBalance ofPowerPatterson confronts one of America's most inflammatory issuesthe terrible toll of gun violence. President Kerry Kilcannon and his fiancée, television journalist Lara Costello, have at last decided to marry. But their wedding is followed by a massacre of innocents in a lethal burst of gunfire, challenging their marriage and his presidency in ways so shattering and indelibly personal that Kilcannon vows to eradicate gun violence and crush the most powerful lobby in Washingtonthe Sons of the Second Amendment (SSA). Allied with the President's most determined rival, the resourceful and relentless Senate Majority Leader Frank Fasano, the SSA declares all-out war on Kerry Kilcannon, deploying its arsenal of money, intimidation, and secret dealings to eviscerate Kilcannon's crusadeand, it hopes, destroy his presidency. This ignites a high-stakes game of politics and legal maneuvering in the Senate, the courtroom, and across the country, which the charismatic but untested young President is determined to win at any cost. But in the incendiary clash over gun violence and gun rights, the cost to both Kilcannons may be even higher than he imagined. And others in the crossfire may also pay the price: the idealistic lawyer who has taken on the gun industry; the embattled CEO of America's leading gun maker; the war-hero senator caught between conflicting ambitions; the female senator whose career is at risk; and the grief-stricken young woman fighting to emerge from the shadow of her sister, the First Lady. The insidious ways money corrodes democracy and corrupts elected officials . . . the visceral debate between gun-rights and gun-control advocates . . . the bitter legal conflict between gun companies and the victims of gun violence . . . a ratings-driven media that both manipulates and is manipulatedRichard North Patterson weaves these engrossing themes into an epic novel that moves us with its force, passion, and authority.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345450175
ISBN-13
9780345450173
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2504959

Product Key Features

Book Title
Balance of Power
Author
Richard North Patterson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / General, Legal, Thrillers / Suspense, Political
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
624 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
34.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3566.A8242b35 2003
Reviews
"Richard North Patterson has a keen eye for how Washington really works. His portrait of the gun lobby is right onboth in terms of its power and its political tactics. A must read for anyone interested in the gun debate."FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON "Balance of Poweris a rip-roaring novel about guns, lawyers, and politics. Richard North Patterson has extraordinary insight into how Washington works, and a complex and heartfelt understanding of the effects of gun violence on our society. This is a great read by a masterful writer."SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY "Balance of Poweris a compelling story, fully worthy of Richard North Patterson, which is made even more intriguing by its detailed insight into the world of special-interests politics in Washington, D.C."SCOTT TUROW, "Richard North Patterson has a keen eye for how Washington really works. His portrait of the gun lobby is right onboth in terms of its power and its political tactics. A must read for anyone interested in the gun debate." FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON "Balance of Power is a rip-roaring novel about guns, lawyers, and politics. Richard North Patterson has extraordinary insight into how Washington works, and a complex and heartfelt understanding of the effects of gun violence on our society. This is a great read by a masterful writer." SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY "Balance of Power is a compelling story, fully worthy of Richard North Patterson, which is made even more intriguing by its detailed insight into the world of special-interests politics in Washington, D.C." SCOTT TUROW From the Hardcover edition.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-051848
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
21

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  • Another Patterson landslide!

    No one does contemporary political fiction better than Richard North Patterson. "Balance of Power" is another fascinating tale about the intrigues of Washington politics at its best--and worst. A continuation of the Kerry Kilcannon series, this novel begins with a trajedy, forevering altering the lives of the people affected, including the President and First Lady. This time the focus issue is gun control. Patterson has done his usual careful research, lending the ring of truth to his fictional story of the battle for--and against-- sensible gun control in the maelstrom of the nation's Congress. The "villain" in this novel is the mythical gun lobby, the SSA ("Sons of the Second Amendment"), which is undoubtedly patterned after the thinly disguised National Rifle Association. Whether or not ...