Favorite Son

by Steve Sohmer

Book Overview

"Fast, characterful, intricate, surprising . . . Sohmer knows his way around television, politics, Washington and suspense fiction." -Los Angeles Times Book ReviewIt begins with an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553273108
• ISBN13: 9780553273106
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 530 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Entertaining trash

I first bought this book back in '87 when I was just fourteen years old and, to be honest, my sole motivation for the purchase came from the pre-publications publicity dealing with the novel's somewhat explicit sex scenes (actually rather tame by today's standards). I recently sat down and reread the book and discovered that, hidden amongst an overly complex and trashy plot, Favorite Son was actually a moving examination of the loss of innocence in 20th Century America.The plot deals with the aftermath of the attempted assasination of Sen. Terry Fallon, a charismatic liberal from Texas who becomes an American hero and a potential Vice President. Unfortunately, Fallon remains a rather flat character. Luckily, even if Fallon doesn't engage the imagination, Sohmer has created a rogue's gallery of other characters who really stick with you. To echo many others, aging FBI agent Mancuso is truly one of the most engaging, likeable characters I've come across in a long time. At the end of the book, I actually did find myself saddened to be parting his company. As I think someone else said, its a shame Sohmer didn't write more Mancuso novels.

A book to be read

Political intrigue in the USA, very clever. The author is great, it's a pity he didn't write many other books...

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