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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A fast-paced, fun read with echoes of something deeper. The author's command of pop fiction delivers crisp, sharp prose." --The Boston Globe

In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon... Read Full Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A fast-paced, fun read with echoes of something deeper. The author's command of pop fiction delivers crisp, sharp prose." --The Boston Globe

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A fast-paced, fun read with echoes of something deeper. The author's command of pop fiction delivers crisp, sharp prose." --The Boston Globe

In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon... Read Full Overview

In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a full pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years in a federal prison.

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During his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing president grants a last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious power broker who has spent the last six years in a federal prison for compromising a satellite surveillance system. Once released, Backman is quietly smuggled... Read Full Overview