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The Copy Candidate
From out of the blue, another candidate for President of the United States is introduced to a gathering of reporters. They sit in stunned silence, not believing their ears or eyes. The man is identical in appearance and charisma to a former popular, but long deceased, ex-president.
He stopped in mid-stage and turned toward the stunned audience, surveying them calmly, deliberately taking their measure before speaking. He wore a small smile, understanding the impact he made. After looking back and forth and waiting until every breath was silent, he spoke. "My name is Ronald Reagan. I am declaring my candidacy for President." After hearing his voice and watching his face, his mannerisms, those present had no doubts. It was him.
He stopped in mid-stage and turned toward the stunned audience, surveying them calmly, deliberately taking their measure before speaking. He wore a small smile, understanding the impact he made. After looking back and forth and waiting until every breath was silent, he spoke. "My name is Ronald Reagan. I am declaring my candidacy for President." After hearing his voice and watching his face, his mannerisms, those present had no doubts. It was him.
382 pages, Paperback
Published October 6, 2016
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About the author
Alexander Francis
28 books26 followersAlexander Francis is the author of thirteen novels spanning psychological suspense, spy thrillers, literary fiction, time travel, and romance, each one written in a distinct voice, each one shaped by the same belief: that fiction should make you feel something you were not expecting to feel.
Two of his novels, Beware the Exit and Memory Gap, were born from dreams. He woke, wrote down what remained, and built full novels from those fragments. The result, in both cases, is fiction with the logic and texture of a waking dream: internally consistent, emotionally real, and deeply strange.
His Mick Grundy trilogy, Spy Hunt, The Russian Connection, and Elapid — follows a single unforgettable protagonist through three standalone spy thrillers. Readers have compared Mick Grundy to Jason Bourne and Denzel Washington's character in The Equalizer, and one reader bought the trilogy twice: once to keep, and once to donate to his local library so strangers could find it.
His work has been described as impossible to categorize: one reader compared him to Stravinsky, too original for the existing categories to contain. His books are available in ebook, paperback, large print, and audiobook formats, and are distributed internationally.
His biggest thrill, still, is hearing from a reader who enjoyed one of his books.
Two of his novels, Beware the Exit and Memory Gap, were born from dreams. He woke, wrote down what remained, and built full novels from those fragments. The result, in both cases, is fiction with the logic and texture of a waking dream: internally consistent, emotionally real, and deeply strange.
His Mick Grundy trilogy, Spy Hunt, The Russian Connection, and Elapid — follows a single unforgettable protagonist through three standalone spy thrillers. Readers have compared Mick Grundy to Jason Bourne and Denzel Washington's character in The Equalizer, and one reader bought the trilogy twice: once to keep, and once to donate to his local library so strangers could find it.
His work has been described as impossible to categorize: one reader compared him to Stravinsky, too original for the existing categories to contain. His books are available in ebook, paperback, large print, and audiobook formats, and are distributed internationally.
His biggest thrill, still, is hearing from a reader who enjoyed one of his books.
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