Politikill - Sojka, Timothy Gene

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Résumé :
A tangled web of characters, backstories, and motivations in the vein of a Stephen King epic. And much like that, you won't be able to stop turning the pages. -Luke Swanson, author of Epicenter Take a bribe, meet your maker. Imagine if someone recorded politicians accepting bribes. Or, an execution squad murdered corrupt legislators on camera, then broadcast politicians' wrongdoings. What if politicians actually feared retribution for accepting payola? Consider the seismic reverberations which would occur within the DC infrastructure if politicians feared dishonesty and graft. Could our current government still run as our founding fathers intended? Those questions drive the conflict at the center of Politikill, a thriller that grapples with timely issues around the broken political system in Washington, DC. Only Rice University History Professor Erasmus Luther understands that history is indeed repeating itself, and more importantly POWER does not share secrets....

Biographie:
Tim's earliest jobs included frying chicken, mixing cow chips with peat moss to create rich manure , and stacking pallets of fertilizer. Not a cowboy or redneck (Tim would consider either a compliment) but a small-town country kid. While most storytellers claim to be influenced by other authors, Tim's influences include country music singers / legends Hank Williams Jr., Tanya Tucker, Charlie Daniels, Charley Pride, Charlie Rich, George Jones, George Strait, and Merle Haggard. I was five years old, standing in a smokey juke-joint, when I first heard Charley Pride's Kiss and Angel Food Mornin'. I remember the words becoming images in my head, like a movie, more story to me than song. I aspire for my novels to embrace that rhythm, storytelling, emotional gut punch, and ironic beauty....

Sommaire:
Take a bribe, meet your maker. Two US senators are dead, a threatening videotape is calling out Washington's corrupt, and the message is unmistakable: someone is watching. The case assigned to FBI Special Agent Natalie Liu will pull her into something far darker than anyone dares admit. As Liu and her sharp-tongued new partner dig deeper, they find a pattern of dead politicians and buried crimes stretching back years. This is no ordinary assassination. Someone built this from scratch, and the shocking twists waiting ahead will upend everything they thought they knew about power and corruption. Perfect for fans of Vince Flynn or Daniel Silva, this is a high-stakes conspiracy laced with dark wit and relentless momentum. Every answer Liu uncovers only raises the danger. With government insiders seemingly untouchable and the truth buried under decades of corruption, the cost of justice may be more than anyone can pay. Addictive, twisty, and impossible to put down, this is the crime and suspense story that will Keep you questioning who the real criminals are until the very last page....