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A charismatic senator and his beautiful wife become the pawns of a vicious psychopath, condemned to death row for an unspeakable crime, and his deadly acolytes, who have used the couple's desperate quest for a child of their own to try to seize control of one of America's most influential families. Reprint.
528 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1999
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About the author
Doug Richardson
21 books49 followersDoug’s third grade teacher, Mrs. Dalrymple, wrote that “Doug has difficulty with authority and following instructions.”
Doug Richardson cut his teeth writing movies like DIE HARD 2, BAD BOYS, and HOSTAGE. But scratch the surface and discover he thinks there’s a killer inside all of us. His Lucky Dey books exist between the gutter and the glitter of a morally suspect landscape he calls Luckyland—aka Los Angeles—the city of Doug’s birth and where he lives with his wife, two children, four big mutts, and the dead body he’s still semi-convinced is buried in his San Fernando Valley back yard.
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Doug…
…once tail-hooked onto aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz with a Bond Girl.
…dove for sunken treasure off the coast of Cuba (before travelling to Cuba was cool).
…miraculously hit scratch at age 50 after a lifetime of playing golf.
…was born and raised in politics, which is why he understands it… and thoroughly loathes it.
…routinely embarrasses his children by crying at the movies.
…finds pleasure in scotch. Blended or single malt. Rocks. Even better with a cigar.
…talked his way into Ronald Reagan’s office to get a fistful of jellybeans at age ten.
…believes he needn’t turn in his “man card” because he loves musical theater.
Doug Richardson cut his teeth writing movies like DIE HARD 2, BAD BOYS, and HOSTAGE. But scratch the surface and discover he thinks there’s a killer inside all of us. His Lucky Dey books exist between the gutter and the glitter of a morally suspect landscape he calls Luckyland—aka Los Angeles—the city of Doug’s birth and where he lives with his wife, two children, four big mutts, and the dead body he’s still semi-convinced is buried in his San Fernando Valley back yard.
Want to know more?
Doug…
…once tail-hooked onto aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz with a Bond Girl.
…dove for sunken treasure off the coast of Cuba (before travelling to Cuba was cool).
…miraculously hit scratch at age 50 after a lifetime of playing golf.
…was born and raised in politics, which is why he understands it… and thoroughly loathes it.
…routinely embarrasses his children by crying at the movies.
…finds pleasure in scotch. Blended or single malt. Rocks. Even better with a cigar.
…talked his way into Ronald Reagan’s office to get a fistful of jellybeans at age ten.
…believes he needn’t turn in his “man card” because he loves musical theater.
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March 31, 2012
I loved this book...........it was one of those up and up.............very seldom down! Lots of twists and turns that keep one on the edge of the page!
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May 30, 2012
A pregnant wife of a United States senator is kidnapped and the public does not believe him.
June 21, 2015
I really liked this book. It was long and had many twists, but kept my interest.
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