Four Seats: Bench Memo

by Aaron Cooley

“A riveting political thriller that is somehow educational and page-turning at the same time.”
- Dave Callaham, Screenwriter of GODZILLA and THE EXPENDABLES

Part Four of the serial conspiracy thriller that will shake America to its core.

January. A new election year has just begun. And still, the dark clouds of the Supreme Court bombing hang over the nation.

The third new nominee to the Court, Vice Admiral Kennesaw MacTavish, seems like a shoo-in, until his rescue of a young homosexual from gay bashers outside a Virginia dive bar raises questions about his own romantic entanglements with an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East.

Meanwhile, in the wilds of Michigan’s Huron National Forest, Supreme Court Police officer Jason Lancaster has now been embedded with the Michigan Minutemen for weeks. Jason will soon be forced to come to terms with the emotional confession of one of the bombers, a woman he knows all too well.

But it is Dennis Coutts, aide to the former First Lady and nominee vetter extraordinaire, who may be closest to uncovering the dark conspiracy behind the bombings.

Part legal potboiler, part HOUSE OF CARDS dealmaking drama, part 24-esque espionage cliffhanger, FOUR SEATS is an enthralling new entry to the conspiracy thriller tradition.

OTHER REVIEWS:
“With FOUR SEATS, Aaron Cooley has softly, slyly and deservedly taken his seat beside Parker, Child, DeMille and Grisham and in the process has introduced us to a protagonist with just enough flaw to be honorably relatable and just enough hero to be vastly readable.”
– Patrick MacManus, Writer & Co-Executive Producer,
Netflix’s MARCO POLO

“Cooley writes with knowledge and skill about a shadowy world few truly understand… at times richly emotional, hilarious, and challenging… bears the hard weight of both a political and personal mystery that demands we all ultimately consider where we are, and what comes next.”
- Eric Lodal, Creator/Executive Producer, TNT’s MURDER IN THE FIRST

“I was sucked in on page one, riveted on page 12, and a full-fledged Aaron Cooley fan club member by page 37. I would say this book had me on the edge of my seat, but I happened to be lying down while reading it. This has the makings of a classic, will surely be on the small screen at some point, and I can’t wait to watch it when it gets there. If you read one book before you die, you should probably read the bible. But if you have time for two, read FOUR SEATS by Aaron Cooley.”
- Jeremy Garelick, Writer-Director of THE WEDDING RINGER

“Mr. Cooley has crafted a smart, tension-filled thriller reminiscent of John Grisham and Tom Clancy that exudes authenticity and kept me glued to the page. I was thoroughly riveted and found FOUR SEATS nearly impossible to put down.”
- Lee Clay, Producer, NO GOOD DEED and DEMONIC

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 25, 2015

About the author

Aaron Cooley is the Creator and Executive Producer of Showtime’s upcoming event series FIRST LADIES, starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. Aaron has served as Head of Development for director Joel Schumacher for more than a decade, while also writing screenplays and teleplays for Netflix, Lionsgate, MGM, A Band Apart, and many other companies. His first novel SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED was named one of the Best Books of the Year by IndieReader.com. A native of Portland, Oregon and graduate of Yale, Aaron now lives in Los Angeles with Whitney and Beatrix.