Deception

by Carollyn Olson

Deception is my first novel, written in 2007 and revised in 2013. The story centers on Washington, DC, and the endeavors of The Senator, a 30-year veteran of politics and corruption. Katie Hightower, a ranking member of the Office of Homeland Security, discovers a money-laundering scheme and enlists the secretive and selective Vanity Club girls, and The Senators' assistant Press Secretary, Eric, to help her in breaking the case. The story moves from Washington to France to the Southern Comfort Convention in Atlanta and back to DC and combines twist and turns with espionage and cross dressing. The following are two excepts from the Senator was always known as a ladies man, and it seldom mattered whether he was married at the time or not. After close to 30 years in the Senate, he enjoyed his adult beverages, along with his ever-present cigar. He was approaching his 70th birthday, loud and pompous, suave and graying. When he entered a room, he was the center of attention. In the eyes of most of the liberal-leaning press, The Senator was more powerful than the President. He could do no wrong.As the dinner guests mingled and found their assigned tables, a loud roar from the late-arriving crowd caught Eric’s attention. There he was, The Senator, making his grand entrance, barging through the main doorway, normally used by the Executive branch politicians. He was dressed in his black tuxedo with a bright red vest, and with a woman on each arm.And...When Katie and Sunny returned from their coffee break, Keri was sitting on the couch in the parlor looking at the latest fashions in the recent Transformation magazine. The ladies walked right past her and into the private room. “Where’s Eric?” asked Sunny. Linda pointed and Sunny almost fainted. She and Katie, in their haste, had not noticed the beautiful lady sitting on the couch and had not realized Eric was now a she. I'm sure you will enjoy Deception as you have my other four books.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2013